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Reimagining Museum Design, With Education at the Forefront
It's time to conceive of museums as social, educational centers with libraries, classrooms, gathering spaces where everyone — especially young people — love to hang out.
Whitney Museum of American Art
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.
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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.
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Safariland Tear Gas Was Allegedly Used Against Protesters in Puerto Rico [UPDATED]
During political protests across San Juan, Puerto Rico, police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets manufactured by weapons companies owned by Warren Kanders.
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Artists No Longer Request Their Work to be Withdrawn from Whitney Biennial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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”