Dia - Jack Whitten
Fri, Oct 24
|Beacon
Precision without the brushstroke. Jack Whitten’s rare black-and-white works on paper from the 1970s land at Dia Beacon, capturing a pivotal shift in his artistic vision.
Time & Location
Oct 24, 2025, 7:00 PM – Mar 31, 2026, 11:00 PM
Beacon, 3 Beekman St, Beacon, NY 12508, USA
About the event
Opening October 24, 2025, Dia Beacon unveils a newly acquired series of black-and-white works on paper by the late Jack Whitten, marking a turning point in the artist’s evolution. These 1970s pieces reveal the moment Whitten moved beyond gestural abstraction, embracing systematic processes and technology-inspired methods that reframed how art could be made—and how presence could be removed.
Created on horizontal surfaces with custom tools and radical techniques, these works are not “designed” but “developed”—a term Whitten borrowed from photographic and digital language, signaling a profound philosophical shift. On paper, the boundaries between material, method, and meaning dissolve.
This focused exhibition captures Whitten in transition—refining his visual logic, questioning authorship, and laying groundwork for decades of innovation still to come.
Visiting Dia Beacon for this moment is more than art appreciation—it’s stepping into a conversation between form and futurism. VIP NYC Transfers offers the perfect entry: smooth, discreet, and attuned to the experience ahead.
Explore…