Tag: Human Interest

Looking at Ourselves, Looking at Others:  “Human Interest” at the Whitney

Looking at Ourselves, Looking at Others: “Human Interest” at the Whitney

“Human Interest: Portraits From the Whitney’s Collection,” encompassing two floors of self-portraits, photographs, nudes, and sculptures, asks how one can depict the individual while straying from conventional notions of portraiture. This broad theme is hemmed in only by the limits of the Museum’s permanent collection which,