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Controversial Dana Schutz Painting Removed from Whitney Biennial Due to Water Leak [UPDATED]
Due to a "mechanical issue," Schutz's controversial painting and works by Maya Stovall and Julien Nguyen have been temporarily deinstalled.
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The Whitney Biennial Reminds Us America Is Not Post-Race
A slow reading of Ajay Kurian’s work is influenced by a desire to view, parse, and converse with more work by artists of color, and is one of many strategies needed to challenge a dominant, incomplete idea of “American” art.
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A Moving Image Artist Finds Freedom After Abandoning the Film Industry
After her first feature screened at Sundance, Cauleen Smith lost patience with the film industry's conservatism and devoted herself to art; her work is currently in the Whitney Biennial and Migrating Forms at BAM.
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In Fake Letter, “Dana Schutz” Demands Removal of Controversial Painting from Whitney Biennial
This morning, several outlets published an open letter purportedly written by artist Dana Schutz and demanding that her painting "Open Casket" be removed from the Whitney Biennial.
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Protesters Block, Demand Removal of a Painting of Emmett Till at the Whitney Biennial
Artists are calling for the removal of Dana Schutz's painting "Open Casket" from the 2017 Whitney Biennial, while others want more drastic action.
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Painting on Message at the 2017 Whitney Biennial
This year, the Whitney Biennial includes plenty of painting. And — for the most part — the painting is on message. It’s eccentric figuration with political content.
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An Omnivorous Tour of the 2017 Whitney Biennial
See highlights from the 2017 Whitney Biennial, which opens to the public later this week.
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Native Women Share Stories and Songs at the Whitney Museum
On March 5, indigenous women creators will gather to celebrate the role of art in their fight for environmental and cultural justice.
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At a Museum's #J20 Event, Hitting the Limits of Inclusivity
On a day of protest, one museum opened its doors for a special event. But was it enough?
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A Multimedia Jungle of Moving Images
The Whitney Museum's Dreamlands gathers a century of immersive moving image art, cutting across time and technology.
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A Showing of Art World Solidarity on Inauguration Day
Far from serving as an excuse for self-pity or left melancholy, the Occupy Museums event was an effective counter-inaugural: a ceremony marking a wider commitment to shared struggle.
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Occupy Museums Challenges Us to Face Fascism with the #J20 Art Strike
On the eve of the #J20 Art Strike and a solidarity event it's organizing at the Whitney Museum, the collective has released a statement outlining art's role in the fight against fascism in the US and around the world.