Art
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.
Whitney Biennial
Opinion
The Whitney Biennial Is Dangerously Quiet About US Imperialism
The absence of an explicit framing of American art, in all of its diversity, as a visual culture of empire distorts and hampers our ability to understand — and reimagine — our social world.
News
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.
News
Here Are the 63 Artists In This Year's Whitney Biennial
This year’s show is the first since a tumultuous 2019 edition rocked by protests over former trustee Warren B. Kanders's connections to tear gas manufacturing.
In Brief
The Whitney Biennial Has Been Postponed to 2022
The next biennial, previously slated for the spring of 2021, has now been delayed by a year due to the pandemic.
Podcast
After Kanders: Reflecting on the 2019 Whitney Tear Gas Biennial
As this year’s Whitney Biennial wraps up, we invited Hyperallergic critics and reporters to reflect on a tumultuous exhibition.
In Brief
David Breslin and Adrienne Edwards Will Curate the 2021 Whitney Biennial
Edwards and Breslin, two of the museum’s in-house curators, will curate the 80th edition of the biennial.
Art
Tackling Gentrification and Other Injustices Through Landscape Painting
Eddie Arroyo decidedly updates the genre of American landscape painting, recording real-estate developments and gentrification and capturing the flux of contemporary urban landscapes.
Opinion
After Kanders, Decolonization Is the Way Forward
Activist organization Decolonize This Place believes "the museum can be made responsive to people rather than to the dictates of capital, that it can foster creativity and memory rather than functioning as a tool to launder the reputations of the ultra-wealthy."
News
Artists No Longer Request Their Work to be Withdrawn from Whitney Biennial
In the wake of Warren Kanders's resignation from the board of trustees, the eight artists wrote to the museum curators permitting their work to remain in the galleries.
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News
Warren Kanders Resigns From Whitney Museum Board After Months of Controversy and Protest [UPDATED]
Warren Kanders's wife, Allison, simultaneously resigned from the museum's painting and sculpture committee. The news comes after months of protests and an emerging boycott, with eight artists withdrawing from the 2019 Whitney Biennial.
In Brief
As Artists Withdraw From the Whitney Biennial Over Kanders Controversy, Others Refuse the Call to Boycott
Laura Ortman, Thirza Cuthand, Brendan Fernandes, Marcus Fischer, Nibia Pastrana Santiago, and Maia Ruth Lee have publicly announced their intention to stay in the biennial despite calls for a boycott.