| The Whitney Biennial, 2010, takes over the Whitney Museum of American Art from February 25 through May 30. This is the 75th in the ongoing series of biennials and annuals presented by the Whitney since 1932, two years after the museum was founded. The 55 artists were selected by curator Francesco Bonami and associate curator Gary Carrion-Murayari. Experiencing life feels like inhaling fresh air. It’s not like you take a book, read a chapter, and you’ve gained this or that. |  |
The Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Biennial, 2010, takes over the Whitney Museum of American Art from February 25 through May 30. This is the 75th in the ongoing series of biennials and annuals presented by the Whitney since 1932, two years after the museum was founded. The 55 artists were selected by curator Francesco Bonami and associate curator Gary Carrion-Murayari. “The Whitney Biennial continues to reflect the way in which art is shaped by the particular historical moment in which it was created,” curators Bonami and Carrion-Murayari noted. “The artists selected for this year’s exhibition reflect diverse responses to the anxiety and optimism of the past two years. 2010 does not privilege any one medium or aesthetic style, but rather assembles a wide range of individual gestures, personal histories, and improvised encounters that speak to a sense of openness and community.” The biennial is the Whitney’s panoramic signature survey of the latest in American art. It includes a blend of well-established artists together with a predominance of emerging artists from all over the country. Their works range from film and video to photography, painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, performance, and architecture.
