This is an incomplete list of Whitney Biennial artists selected for the
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennial exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, United States. The event began as an annual exhibition in ...
exhibitions of contemporary American art, at the
Whitney Museum of American Art
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in
New York City
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, United States. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973. The Whitney show is generally regarded as one of the leading shows in the art world, often setting or leading trends in
contemporary art
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.
1973
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The curators were Whitney museum director
Maxwell L. Anderson
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,
Michael Auping,
Valerie Cassel,
Hugh M. Davies,
Jane Farver,
Andrea Miller-Keller, and
Lawrence R. Rinder.
2002
2004
The curators were
Chrissie Iles,
Shamim M. Momin,
Debra Singer.
2006
The 73rd Whitney Biennial. The curators were
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and
Chrissie Iles.
2008
The 74th Whitney Biennial.
2010
The 75th Whitney Biennial/Annual ran February 25 to May 30, 2010.
The curators were
Francesco Bonami
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and associate
Gary Carrion-Murayari.
2012
The 76th Whitney Biennial/Annual ran March 1 through May 27, 2012.
It was curated by
Elisabeth Sussman and
Jay Sanders.
They co-curated the film program with Thomas Beard and
Ed Halter
Ed Halter is a film programmer, writer, and founder of Light Industry, a microcinema in Brooklyn, New York. He currently teaches at Bard College, where he is Critic in Residence.
Criticism
His writing has been featured in ''Artforum'', '' The ...
, co-founders of Light Industry, a venue for film and electronic art in Brooklyn.
2014
The 77th Whitney Biennial was on view March 7 through May 25, 2014.
The exhibition was curated by
Stuart Comer,
Anthony Elms, and
Michelle Grabner
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.
2017
The 2017 Biennial is the first to take place in the museum's much larger new location in the Meatpacking District. With 63 participants the exhibition runs from March 17 until June 11, and is co-curated by
Christopher Y. Lew and
Mia Locks.
2019
The Biennial participating artists were announced in February 2019. Curated by
Rujeko Hockley
Rujeko Hockley (born in Zimbabwe) is a New York-based US curator. Hockley is currently an Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Life and education
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and
Jane Panetta
Jane Panetta is a New York-based curator and art historian. Panetta is currently an Associate Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Career Curating
Before working at the Whitney, Panetta spent five years in the Painting and Sculpture Dep ...
, the show is open from May 17 to September 22, 2019. One artist,
Michael Rakowitz
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Rakowitz is Professor ...
, turned down the invitation to participate in response to the presence of the Whitney's vice chair at the time, Warren Kanders, CEO of
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.
In mid-July 2019, eight artists requested for their work to be withdrawn from the 2019 Whitney Biennial in response to additional concerns over
Safariland
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's manufacturing of
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and police equipment. Kanders resigned from his position on the board July 25, 2019.
2022
The 2021 Whitney Biennial was postponed till 2022 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The
2022 Whitney Biennial is curated by David Breslin and
Adrienne Edwards
Adrienne Edwards is a New York-based art curator, scholar, and writer. Edwards is currently the Engell Speyer Family Curator and Curator of Performance at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Career Curating
Edwards curated performance commiss ...
.
See also
*
List of Whitney Biennial curators
References
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External links
1973 Biennial, Whitney Archives1969 Annual, Whitney Archives1967 Annual, Whitney Archives
Visual arts awards
Awards established in 1932
Whitney Museum of American Art
Cultural heritage of the United States
American art
Art exhibitions in the United States
People associated with the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Whitney may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Whitney'' (2015 film), a Whitney Houston biopic starring Yaya DaCosta
* ''Whitney'' (2018 film), a documentary about Whitney Houston
* ''Whitney'' (TV series), an American sitcom that premiered i ...
Artists
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