Whitney Museum Completes Renovation of Roy Lichtenstein’s Former Studio for Independent Study Program
The Whitney Museum of American Art has completed a full renovation of artist Roy Lichtenstein’s former home and studio at 741/745 Washington Street in Greenwich Village, now the permanent space for its Independent Study Program. The ISP, a core component of the Whitney’s role since 1968, has instructed more than two generations of artists, curators, art historians, and critics. Alumni include artists Jennifer Allora, Gregg Bordowitz, Tony Cokes, Danielle Dean, Mark Dion, Andrea Fraser, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Renée Green, Jenny Holzer, Emily Jacir, Glenn Ligon, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Julian Schnabel, as well as critics Huey Copeland, Miwon Kwon, Pamela M. Lee, and Roberta Smith, and curators Carlos Basualdo, Naomi Beckwith, and Sheena Wagstaff.
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The renovation secures dedicated facilities for an influential program that has shaped American art discourse for decades. By preserving a historic artist studio as its base, the Whitney reinforces institutional support for emerging practitioners in a city central to postwar and contemporary practice. Collectors and curators tracking artist development can view the ISP as a consistent pipeline for talent with established museum ties.
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- Artists: Roy Lichtenstein, Jennifer Allora, Gregg Bordowitz, Tony Cokes, Danielle Dean, Mark Dion, Andrea Fraser, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Renée Green, Jenny Holzer, Emily Jacir, Glenn Ligon, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Julian Schnabel
- People: Huey Copeland, Miwon Kwon, Pamela M. Lee, Roberta Smith, Carlos Basualdo, Naomi Beckwith, Sheena Wagstaff
- Museums: Whitney Museum of American Art
- Locations: New York
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