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.
Whitney Museum of American Art
News
Indigenous Womxn’s Collective Stages Protest Inside 2019 Whitney Biennial
"Indigenous people and other people of color are violently under attack by Warren Kanders’ manufactured weapons of terrorism,” the protesters said in a statement.
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.
Art
Initial Thoughts and Highlights from the 2019 Whitney Biennial
What not to miss at this year's edition of America's most important survey of contemporary art.
News
Forensic Architecture's Project at Whitney Biennial Reveals Museum Vice Chair’s Company May Be Complicit in War Crimes
The research group looks into the potential use of Sierra Bullets-manufactured bullets in Gaza, which prompted a response from the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights.
Art
A Closer Look Into the Whitney Museum's Board
The weapons manufacturer isn't the only board member with ties to war profiteering and the Trump administration at a progressive institution like the Whitney Museum.
News
Almost 50 Whitney Biennal Artists Sign Letter Demanding Removal of Warren Kanders from Museum Board
Over 100 artists, including participants of the upcoming biennial, have added their signatures to an open letter released earlier this month calling for the removal of the weapons manufacturer as a vice chair.
News
A Musical Protest at the Whitney Museum Focuses on Puerto Rico
“The Whitney is being funded by war waged on our homeland,” one protester said.
Comics
How to End a Protest
This is the final installment in a six-part series by the artist that will be published every day this week (Mon–Sat) regarding the recent Whitney Museum protests and the issues at stake.
Comics
The Many Forms of Resistance
This is the fifth installment in a six-part series by the artist that will be published every day this week (Mon–Sat) regarding the recent Whitney Museum protests and the issues at stake.
Comics
What's Wrong with Museums?
This is the fourth installment in a six-part series [https://hyperallergic.com/tag/how-to-protest-art-series/] by the artist that will be published every day this week (Mon–Sat) regarding the recent Whitney Museum protests and the issues at stake.
Comics
Protesting the Art Industry and the Money Behind Museums
This is the third installment in a six-part series by the artist that will be published every day this week (Mon–Sat) regarding the recent Whitney Museum protests and the issues at stake.