Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2008 (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 6–June 1, 2008). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Today there are more artists working in more genres, using more varieties of material, and moving among more geographic locations than ever before. By exploring the networks that exist among contemporary artists and the work they create, the Whitney Biennial 2008 characterizes the state of American art today.