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News

Forensic Architecture Says It Has Found Bullet Linking Whitney Vice Chair to Violence in Gaza, Withdraws from Biennial

"After this discovery, what may have started as the Tear Gas Biennial is now the Sierra Bullet Biennial," a Forensic Architecture researcher told Hyperallergic.

News

Eight Artists Withdraw Their Work From 2019 Whitney Biennial [UPDATED]

Korakrit Arunanondchai, Meriem Bennani, Nicole Eisenman, and Nicholas Galanin say that the museum has failed to adequately respond to the Warren Kanders controversy. Following the announcement, Eddie Arroyo, Christine Sun Kim, Agustina Woodgate, and Forensic Architecture announced their withdrawal.

Art

How Do Artists Get Into the Whitney Biennial?

I made a spreadsheet to find out what the participants in the Whitney Biennial have in common.

Art

Probing the Proper Grounds for Criticism in the Wake of the 2019 Whitney Biennial

In the wake of numerous critiques regarding the lack of perceived “radicality” in the Whitney Biennial, a critic analyzes the implications of artist Simone Leigh’s response.

Film

Ava DuVernay's When They See Us Is a Brutal Look at a 30-Year-Old Injustice

The new Netflix miniseries joins an ongoing cultural conversation over the case of the Central Park Five.

Film

The Exciting Native American Film Program at This Year's Whitney Biennial

At Yale Union, visitors can preview the films Sky Hopinka has curated for the Biennial.

News

Forensic Architecture Says Warren Kanders Is One Part of a Web of Possible War Crimes in Gaza

Members of the research group say their "Triple-Chaser" video at the Whitney Biennial is part of an ongoing investigation into violence at the Israeli-Palestinian border.

Opinion

Forensic Architecture's Documentary on Kanders Doesn’t Absolve the Whitney Museum

A documentary at the 79th Whitney Biennial may detail horrors funded by the Whitney’s own chairperson Warren Kanders, but don’t applaud the museum for the self-criticism.

News

After a Protest at the 2019 Whitney Biennial Opening, Activists March to Warren Kanders's Townhouse

One protestor promised, “If you take peace from the people, we take peace from you.”

News

An "Alternative Museum Guide" Explains the Kanders Controversy to Whitney Biennial Visitors

An altered replica of the Whitney Museum's spring guide, released by the collective (D)IRT, was created in an effort to educate museum visitors about the Whitney's relationship to gentrification, diversity, and controversies surrounding its board.

Podcast

Michael Rakowitz Discusses Withdrawing from the 2019 Whitney Biennial, and His Leonard Cohen Problem

The artist shares his thoughts on museums, power, art, and ideology.

Art

The Apprehensive Politics of a Generation Surface at the 2019 Whitney Biennial

Intellectual dispassion trumps emotional engagement at the latest edition of the Whitney Biennial.