{"id":170734,"date":"2024-03-19T16:12:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=170734"},"modified":"2024-03-19T16:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:12:35","slug":"whitney-biennial-2024-a-look-beyond-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/whitney-biennial-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitney Biennial 2024: A Look Beyond Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Whitney Biennial 2024, themed “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” is a lively event held by the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/masterpieces-from-whitney-museum-and-restituted-works-head-to-auction-at-sothebys\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whitney Museum of American Art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from March 20 to August 11, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n <!-- <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n } else {\r\n jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n }\r\n });\r\n })\r\n <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n <span style=\"background-color:#4db2ee;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#4db2ee;background-color:rgba(77, 178, 238, 0.1);\">\r\n <li>The Biennial features 71 artists and collectives from various backgrounds, blending new talents with seasoned artists.<\/li>\r\n <li>Artworks delve into themes of place, power, reality, and inclusion, questioning what's considered \"real\" and who's marginalized.<\/li>\r\n <li>Beyond the exhibition, the Biennial engages with communities through programs for families, schools, and teens, enhancing the public's connection and understanding of contemporary art.<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \n<h2><b>Whitney Biennial 2024: “Even Better Than the Real Thing”<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Whitney Biennial 2024, themed “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” is a lively event showcasing various modern art. Held by the Whitney Museum of American Art from March 20 to August 11, 2024, this event is the <\/span><b>81st edition of America’s longest-running art survey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>A New Kind of Body Art and Conceptual Pieces<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year’s Biennial <\/span><b>introduces a new wave of body art<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, diverging from the practices seen in the 1960s and 1970s. It’s not just about the physical; it explores identity, marginalization, and the essence of being considered “the real thing” in a society that often sidelines certain groups. The exhibition includes works that <\/span><b>address disability, discrimination, and Indigenous resilience <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through various mediums, including sculpture, video installations, and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/s-h-raza-retrospective-at-centre-pompidou-honors-indian-modernist-master\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">abstract paintings\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>A Group of Creative Artists<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the Biennial <\/span><b>presents 71 artists and groups from different fields and uses various forms of media<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Some of the highlighted works include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Takako Yamaguchi: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her work blends abstraction with representation, offering seascapes that intertwine nature with intricate patterns. Yamaguchi\u2019s art challenges traditional views on art history by incorporating elements from various artistic traditions, from Japanese woodblock prints to Mexican murals\u200b\u200b.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dala Nasser:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In “Adonis River,” Nasser explores themes of mourning and the complexity of place through a large-scale installation that combines architecture, painting, and sculpture. The work draws from the mythological figure Adonis, weaving together narratives of beauty, death, and resurrection\u200b\u200b.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mavis Pusey: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pusey, an artist who passed away in 2019, is celebrated for her geometric abstractions that touch upon urban development and the experience of a Black female abstract artist in a predominantly white male art scene of the 1970s\u200b\u200b.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ektor Garcia: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garcia\u2019s art delves into themes of labor, migration, and identity through woven sculptural installations. His work incorporates a variety of materials, from copper wire to horsehair, reflecting his cross-border experiences and drawing from a rich tapestry of craft traditions\u200b\u200b.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>New Views and Questions<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2024 Biennial challenges the usual ways of showing art, <\/span><b>asking tough questions about art’s role and nature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For example, Nikita Gale’s modified baby grand player piano and Charisse Pearlina Weston’s sculpture ponder entertainment, confrontation, and how art reflects society’s big questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>More Than Just an Exhibition<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Biennial isn’t just about what’s on display. It also <\/span><b>connects with the community through programs for families, schools, and teens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These efforts aim to strengthen the link between the public and the artists’ work, helping people understand and value modern art more deeply.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10026,"featured_media":170735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[410],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170734"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10026"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}