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February/March 2016

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90 CULTURED 12 13 14 The Whitney Museum is showing off its new digs with "Open Plan," a five-part show that invites artists to respond to all 18,200 square feet of the museum's fifth floor. First up is Andrea Fraser, who will continue her work in institutional critique with Down the River, a sound piece that asks visitors to consider the analogous rise in both museum and prison construction, opening February 26. Following Fraser will be installations by Lucy Dodd, Michael Heizer, Cecil Taylor and Steve McQueen through May 14. whitney.org OUR RELATIONSHIP with the camera is being explored this month in a compelling new exhibition at the Tate Modern. Featuring artists from the 19th century through to our current selfie culture, "Performing for the Camera" spotlights more than 500 images spanning 150 years, including work by Yves Klein, Andy Warhol, Erwin Wurm and Amalia Ulman. Through June 12. tate.org Artist Cai Guo-Qiang turns curator for "What About the Art? Contemporary Art From China," at Qatar Museums Gallery Al Riwaq in Doha from March 14 through July 16. The result of three years of research by Guo-Qiang, "What About the Art?" features 15 artists from Mainland China, each in separate galleries to highlight the creative qualities of the work, including painting, sculpture, installation, video, performance and interactive video game design. qm.org.qa Yves Klein's Leap Into the Void, 1960 A photo of Liu Xiaodong painting near the Qinghai-Tibet Railway COURTESY OF WHITNEY MUSEUM; TATE MODERN, ©J. PAUL GETTY TRUST; LIU XIAODONG STUDIO

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