Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century at The Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

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Installation view, Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century at The Whitney Museum of American Art
Installation view, Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century at The Whitney Museum of American Art

Project for a New American Century is the first U.S. museum survey of the artist’s work. Kline often utilizes the technologies, practices, and forms he scrutinizes—digitization, data collection, image manipulation, 3D printing, commercial and political advertising, productivity-enhancing substances—aiming them back at themselves. Some of his most well-known videos use early deep fake software to speculate on the meaning of truth in a time of post-truth propaganda. At its core, Kline’s prescient practice is focused on work and class, exploring how today’s most urgent social and political issues—climate change, automation, disease, and the weakening of democracy—impact the people who make up the labor force.

Installation view, Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century at The Whitney Museum of American Art
Installation view, Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century at The Whitney Museum of American Art

The exhibition surveys over a decade of the artist’s work, including new installations and moving image works that address the climate crisis. Presented for the first time at the Whitney, these new science-fiction works approach the hotter, more dangerous future on the horizon from the perspective of essential workers who will inevitably be left to pick up the pieces. In an era defined by escalating crises, Kline’s work offers a visceral warning and calls for a more human future.

Installation view, Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century at The Whitney Museum of American Art
Installation view, Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century at The Whitney Museum of American Art
Installation view, Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century at The Whitney Museum of American Art
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