The Whitney Biennial is a biennial exhibition of contemporary American[1] art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932. The Whitney show is generally regarded as one of the leading shows in the art world, often setting or leading trends in contemporary art.
The 2010 Whitney Biennial has been announced at the Whitney's website:
David Adamo Richard Aldrich
Michael Asher
ASDF (Mylinh Trieu Nguyen and David Horvitz)
Tauba Auerbach
Nina Berman
Huma Bhabha
Josh Brand
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James Casebere
Edgar Cleijne and Ellen Gallagher
Dawn Clements
George Condo
Sarah Crowner
Verne Dawson
Julia Fish
Roland Flexner
Suzan Frecon
Maureen Gallace
Theaster Gates
Kate Gilmore
Hannah Greely
Jesse Aron Green
Robert Grosvenor
Sharon Hayes
Thomas Houseago
Alex Hubbard
Jessica Jackson Hutchins
Jeffrey Inaba
Martin Kersels
Jim Lutes
Babette Mangolte
Curtis Mann
Ari Marcopoulos
Daniel McDonald
Josephine Meckseper
Rashaad Newsome
Kelly Nipper
Lorraine O’Grady
R.H. Quaytman
Charles Ray
Emily Roysdon
Aki Sasamoto
Aurel Schmidt
Scott Short
Stephanie Sinclair
Ania Soliman
Storm Tharp
Tam Tran
Kerry Tribe
Piotr Uklański
Lesley Vance
Marianne Vitale
Erika Vogt
Pae White
Robert Williams
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History
In 1987 the show was protested by the Guerrilla Girls for its alleged sexism and racism
Since 2000, the Bucksbaum Award has been awarded to an artist exhibiting at the Biennial.
The 2008 Biennial opened on March 6, curated by Henriette Huldisch and Shamim M. Momin. That year brought big changes to the Biennial. The exhibition took over the Park Avenue Armory as a space for performance and installation art. [2]
Notes
- ^ The determination of what constitutes "American art" (and whether non-citizens of the United States who work or show in America may be included in the biennial) has been subject to different interpretations by various biennial curators. In 2006, European-born curators Chrissie Iles of the Whitney (English) and Philippe Vergne (French) of Minneapolis's Walker Art Center included a number of non-citizens in their biennial.
- ^ Robert Ayers (March 5, 2008), The Best of the Biennial, ARTINFO, http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/27002/the-best-of-the-biennial/, retrieved 2008-04-15
See also
External links
- Whitney Biennial Official Website
- Artkrush.com interview with 2006 Whitney Biennial co-curator Philippe Vergne (March 2006)
- Review of 2006 Whitney Biennial
- Curatorial Charge: the 2008 Whitney Biennial: Part One ArtsEditor.com
- Time/Stop/Time: the 2008 Whitney Biennial: Part Two ArtsEditor.com
- 2008 Whitney Biennial
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