This is an incomplete list of Whitney Biennial artists selected for the

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exhibitions of contemporary American art, at the

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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

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The curators were Whitney museum director

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, Michael Auping, Valerie Cassel, Hugh M. Davies, Jane Farver, Andrea Miller-Keller, and Lawrence R. Rinder.

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The curators were Chrissie Iles, Shamim M. Momin, Debra Singer.

2006

The 73rd Whitney Biennial. The curators were

Philippe Vergne Philippe Vergne (born 1966) is a French curator and director of the Serralves Museum, Serralves Contemporary Art Museum. Until March 2019, he was director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA). He was the director of the Dia Art Foun ...

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 Francesco Bonami (b. Florence, 1955) is an Italian art curator and writer who is currently Honorary Director of Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin. He lives in Milan and Manhattan, New York.Rachel Wolff (February 14, 2010)112 Minutes With ...

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 Michelle Grabner (born 1962 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin) is an artist, curator, and critic based in Wisconsin. She is the Crown Family Professor of Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she has taught since 1996. She has curated sever ...

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 Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Hockley relocated to Washington, D.C. with her famil ...

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 Michael Rakowitz ( ar, مايكل راكويتز; born Long Island, New York, 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi-American artist living and working in Chicago. He is best known for his conceptual art shown in non-gallery contexts. 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

'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

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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 ...

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