Articles of ‘Whitney Museum’

Sharon Hayes: There’s So Much I Want to Say to You

Sharon Hayes: There's So Much I Want to Say to You

Whitney Museum of American Art - New York
“The Impossibility of Protest from Within the Institution”
By Stephen Truax
Artist and activist Sharon Hayes’ ongoing projects pairing political protest and personal desire exhibited together at the Whitney Museum of American Art illuminated how drastically the present political landscape differs from that of the 20th century. Hayes [...]



Whitney Biennial 2012

Whitney Biennial 2012

Whitney Museum of American Art - New York
The First Rule of the Biennial is You Don‘t Talk About the Biennial
By Stephen Truax
It’s impossible to write a straight review of the 2012 Whitney Biennial when it is being actively picketed. One must consider the political/economic context that may occlude any effective discourse or artistic [...]



Dan Graham: Beyond

Whitney Museum (New York)
June 25 - October 11, 2009
Dan Graham, one of the pioneering figures of contemporary art, is the subject of a landmark retrospective opening at the Whitney Museum of American Art on June 25. “Dan Graham: Beyond” is the first-ever comprehensive museum survey of Graham’s career to be done in the United States. [...]