The Whitney Biennial is a biennale 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 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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The fifty-one artists for 2012 were selected by curator Elisabeth Sussman and freelance curator Jay Sanders.[2] It is opened for three month up to 27 May 2012 and presents for the first time "heavy weight" on dance, music and theatre. Those performance art variations are open to spectators all day long in a separate floor.[3]
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The Whitney Museum had a long history beginning in 1932 of having a large group exhibition of invited American artists every year called the 'Whitney Annual'. In the late sixties, it was decided to alternate between painting and sculpture, although by the 1970s the decision was to combine both together in a biennial. The first Biennial occurred in 1973.
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.[citation needed] The exhibition took over the Park Avenue Armory as a space for performance and installation art.[4]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Roberta Smith (March 1, 2012). "A Survey of a Different Color 2012 Whitney Biennial". New York Times (Art Review). https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/arts/design/2012-whitney-biennial.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Sascha Verna (March 4, 2012). "Die New Yorker "Whitney Biennial" untersucht die amerikanische Gegenwartskunst". Deutschlandradio Kultur. https://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/kulturheute/1693725/. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Robert Ayers (March 5, 2008), The Best of the Biennial, ARTINFO, https://www.artinfo.com/news/story/27002/the-best-of-the-biennial/, retrieved 2008-04-15
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External links [link]
- Whitney Biennial Official Website
- Briefly-Loved Things: reviewing the 2010 Whitney Biennial ArtsEditor.com
- 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
- Whitney Museum of American Art Main Page
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