Whitney Biennial 2017

Lew, Christopher Y.; Locks, Mia

ISBN 10: 0300223099 / ISBN 13: 9780300223095

Published by Whitney Museum of American Art, 2017

About this Item

Unmarked. Beautifully illustrated catalog for the 2017 Whitney Biennial curated by Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks. The 2017 Whitney Biennial highlighted artists challenging viewers to consider how racial tensions, economic inequities, and polarizing politics affect our senses of self and community. The Biennial features sixty-three individuals and collectives whose work takes a wide variety of forms, from painting and installation to activism and video-game design. Included 63 artists and collective, including Joe Baer, Robert Beavers, Larry Bell, KAYA, Leigh Ledare, Carrie Moyer, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Asad Raza, Maya Stovall Kaari Upson, Kamasi Washington, Anicka Yi, and others. 256p. Measures 6.75x9.5 inches.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Whitney Biennial 2017
• Publisher: Whitney Museum of American Art
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300223099
• ISBN 13: 9780300223095
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 22 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art History

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Synopsis

Always highly anticipated and beautifully packaged, this book is an essential record of the current trends in contemporary art in America

Since its introduction by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1932, the Whitney Biennial has charted new developments in art and brought emerging artists to light. The first to be held in the Whitney’s critically acclaimed new building in Manhattan’s meatpacking district, the 2017 Biennial is curated by Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks. Lew and Locks are working in collaboration with a small group of advisors, including Scott Rothkopf, Negar Azimi, Gean Moreno, Aily Nash, and Wendy Yao. With a history of exhibiting work by the most promising and influential artists and provoking debate, the Biennial—the Museum’s signature exhibition—is the longest running survey of American art.
 
This handsome book features texts and images representing the Biennial participants, artists who work in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, photography, film, and performance, as well as essays by the two curators and contributions by the advisors. As a record of the artists and ideas presented in this important survey exhibition, this catalogue serves as an essential resource on current trends in contemporary art in the United States.
 
For more information on the 2017 Whitney Biennial and its participating artists, visit www.whitney.org.

Distributed for the Whitney Museum of American Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
(03/17/16–06/11/17)

About the Author

Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks are co-curators of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s 2017 Biennial.