Installation view of Mary Heilmann: Long Line (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 9, 2025-January 19, 2026). On wall: Long Line, 2025. On floor: Monochrome Chairs, 2015; April Chairs, 2025. Photograph by Trevor Felder

IN CONVERSATION: JACQUELINE HUMPHRIES, LAURA PHIPPS, AND STANLEY WHITNEY ON MARY HEILMANN

Join artists Jacqueline Humphries & Stanley Whitney, and Whitney Museum associate curator Laura Phipps for a spirited conversation on the work and legacy of Mary Heilmann, in celebration of her current exhibitions: Water Wayat Guild Hall and Long Lineat the Whitney Museum.
From the oceanic calm of East Hampton to five decades of bold abstraction in New York, Heilmann’s work bridges place, memory, and experimentation. Whitney and Phipps will explore her lasting influence, playful approach to color and form, and the creative throughline connecting both shows.