Whitney Biennial

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The banner of the 2006 Whitney Biennial: Day For Night in front of the Whitney Museum of American Art.

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.

1 History
2 Notes
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

In 1987 the show was protested by the Guerrilla Girls for its alleged sexism and racism

In 2002 WhitneyBiennial.com, an exhibition dedicated to digital art, was founded.

Since 2000, the Bucksbaum Award has been awarded to an artist exhibiting at the Biennial.

The 2006 exhibition was curated by Chrissie Iles and Philippe Vergne.

The 2008 Biennial opened on March 6, and was being curated by Henriette Huldisch and Shamim M. Momin. This year brought big changes to the Biennial. The exhibition took over the Park Avenue Armory as a space for performance and installation art. ^[2]

[edit] 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 on 15 April 2008