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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC . Exterior view as seen from the West Side Highway and Little W 12th Street from the North. One of the old meat packing companies still inexistent is seen in the foreground. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Exterior view as seen from the West Side Highway (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. The view from the top floor of the museum looking north towards the Highline and the Standard Hotel. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Looking down on one of the museum's many exterior spaces. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Looking up from one of the exterior spaces of the new museum. A David Smith sculpture in the foreground. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Looking up from one of the exterior spaces of the new museum. A David Smith sculpture in the foreground. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Interior view of one of the galleries with works by Mark DiSuvero, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and John Chamberlain visible. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Interior view of one of the galleries with works by Mark DiSuvero, and Lee Krasner visible. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Interior view of one of the galleries with works by Mark DiSuvero, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and John Chamberlain visible. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Interior view of one of the galleries - a Mark Rothko. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Calder's circus in the foreground with George Bellow Dempsey and Firpo visible behind. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. One of the many large windows allowing natural light to enter from the west/Hudson river. Article Gorky's painting seen here. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. 2 of the many iconic Edward Hopper paintings in the collection. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. A visitor enjoying one of the lesser known and previously rarely displayed works. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Works by Donald Judd and Ellsworth Kelly visible. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Works by Richard Serra and Keith Sonnier. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. George Segal's work makes a visitor pause. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Visitors grabbing pictures of pictures.. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Light streams in from the west on a Frank Stella. (Robert Altman/Polaris)

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April 25, 2015 - New York, NY USA - The new Whitney Museum of Art opens along the Highline in the Meatpacking District of NYC. Vsitor taking a picture of a Donald Judd. (Robert Altman/Polaris)