Alex Da Corte, known for his dreamlike installations such as the Big Bird piece on the Met's roof, is taking on a new role as curator. He is co-organizing the Whitney Museum's upcoming Roy Lichtenstein exhibition with Meg Onli, the largest Lichtenstein show in New York since 1993. In a Q&A for Cultured's 2026 CULT100 honorees, Da Corte discusses his influences, including poet Miyó Vestrini and filmmakers Len Lye and Todd Haynes, and reflects on his six-year preparation for the show.
This article matters because it highlights a prominent contemporary artist expanding his practice into curation, bridging his own nostalgic, uncanny aesthetic with a major institutional survey of a 20th-century icon. The Lichtenstein exhibition promises to spark 21st-century dialogue around Pop Art, and Da Corte's involvement signals a generational shift in how canonical artists are reinterpreted. It also offers insight into the creative process and values of an artist at the top of his field.