March 17–June 11, 2017 "The 2017 Whitney Biennial, the seventy-eighth installment of the longest-running survey of American art, arrives at a time rife with racial tensions, economic inequities, and polarizing politics. Throughout the exhibition, artists challenge us to consider how these realities affect our senses of self and community. The Biennial features sixty-three individuals and collectives whose work takes a wide variety of forms, from painting and installation to activism and video-game design."

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the architecture was equally a draw as it's modern art collection. I found the interior of the Guggenheim as inspiring as I had hoped. The artwork proceeds chronologically from the top, and you walk in a long spiraling motion. It is equally interesting to observe the other museum-goers, and I felt a surge vertigo staring out into the atrium.

One question didn't have answered during our trip: What is the length of the ramp from the ground floor to the dome? 1,416 feet or over 1/4 mile.

Grand Central Station awed me, another building from my modern architecture course. New York has the most wonderful early 20th century buildings, when architects were still deciding how skyscrapers and modern buildings should look. The terminal felt more like a ballroom than train station. We also spoke into the Whispering Wall, a domed passage way that carries your voice from one corner to another.