Art-world people love lobbing this low-hanging critical fruit at the exhibition. This year especially, the moniker is ill-fitting and glib.
Whitney Museum of American Art
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It’s Bye Boomers, Hello Millennials at This Year’s Whitney Biennial
The 81st edition of the renowned exhibition is younger, more geographically diverse, and not so male anymore, Hyperallergic’s analysis shows.
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Half a Century Before Midjourney, There Was AARON
Harold Cohen’s plotters and software programs both clarify and complicate the historical narrative around AI and art.
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These Are the Artists in the 2024 Whitney Biennial
The 81st edition of the historically controversial show will open on March 20.
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Sotheby’s Buys Whitney’s Breuer Building for Reported $100M
The auction house will relocate its galleries and sales room to the Marcel Breuer-designed Brutalist building in 2025.
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith on Her Life’s Journey in Art
“In this long journey, it is step by step, hand over hand, something like climbing a rope,” she tells Hyperallergic in an interview.
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What Does a Post-Hurricane World Look Like?
An exhibition of contemporary work by Puerto Rican artists at the Whitney captures the impossibility of going back and the difficulty of forging ahead.
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Whitney Museum Director Adam Weinberg to Step Down
His tenure was marked by a multitude of controversies, including protests over former trustee Warren Kanders and a grueling labor struggle.
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After 16 Months, Whitney Workers Reach First Union Contract
The union secured wage increases and other benefits.
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Low Morale Plagues Visitor Services Workers at the Whitney Museum
The menial work, combined $17/hour pay, no benefits, and a lack of support from higher-ups has reportedly led to severe staff shortages.
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Giving Voice to an Artist Silenced too Soon
A “show within a show” at the Whitney Biennial pays homage to the visual and literary art of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, whose life was cut short through an act of brutal violence.
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Whitney Museum Workers Surprise 2022 Biennial Guests With Union Protest
Half of the museum’s workers earn less than $20 per hour, and many are temporary workers with no benefits.
