Decade Downtown Dance Party by DJ Justin Strauss and Public Records Fri, May 16, 2025, 5–10 pm

Decade Downtown Dance Party by DJ Justin Strauss and Public Records

Fri, May 16, 2025
5–10 pm

Crowded event with colorful neon signs displaying messages about freedom, justice, and progress on the wall.
Crowded event with colorful neon signs displaying messages about freedom, justice, and progress on the wall.

Art Party 2023 featuring installation view of the Kenneth C. Griffin Hall (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 2023). From left to right: Patrick Martinez, Electoral College, 2016, fabricated 2021; Patrick Martinez, Let’s Get Free, 2017, fabricated 2021; Patrick Martinez, Chief Joseph, 2019, fabricated 2021; Patrick Martinez, America Is for Dreamers 2 (Los Dreamers), 2017, fabricated 2021; Patrick Martinez, Fight the Power (Chuck D), 2018, fabricated 2021; Patrick Martinez, Same Boat (Martin Luther King Jr.), 2017, fabricated 2021; Patrick Martinez, Soul Stock, 2018, fabricated 2021; Patrick Martinez, Struggle & Progress (Frederick Douglass), 2018, fabricated 2021; Patrick Martinez, Justice for All, 2016, fabricated 2021; Patrick Martinez, Migration Is Natural, 2019, fabricated 2021. Photograph by Matthew Carasella

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Floor 7

Celebrate the Whitney’s Decade Downtown and dance the night away on the Museum’s 7th Floor which will be transformed into a pop-up listening lounge presented by Public Records. For this special edition of the Whitney’s Free Friday Nights, DJ Justin Strauss will pay tribute to the three decades of club music and culture that shaped New York’s downtown nightlife scene.   


On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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Learn more at whitney.org/artport

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