Whitney Museum of American Art: Talk Back

The 2012 Biennial takes a look at what’s new in art today. What do you think makes contemporary art new and exciting?

I think contemporary art is exciting because it is different from all other mediums. — CALEBS

magic — MGT

magic — DIAMOND

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Zoom in and take a close look at this painting.
What might it be like to be in this place?
What might you hear, smell, or feel? Go to page about this work

It looks upsetting and scary. I think it smells musty with beautiful flowers that could kill you when you touch them. Theres a fireplace that hasn't been lit in fifty years but still has ashes in it. The kitchen is spotless but everything in the cabinets is rotten. Theres a sad old woman that hasn't come out of her room in a long time that lives there. She smokes heavily. Theres one tiny television in the lining room with no service. and the one phone there is is so old it doesn't work anymore. — GRAPEFRUIT10

My grandmas house in Pencillivainia (spelled wrong), because everything is green there — CHOCOKAT

The colors make me sad. It looks cold. I can smell the flowers. — FROMILLINNOIS

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What does Vincent Fecteau’s sculpture remind you of? What kind of shapes do you see?

where can u look at it? i cannot find it! — CHOCOKAT

elephant — SPAGHETTI MAN

It look awful — MGT

it looks like crushed up cars — SPAGHETTI MAN

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What are your top picks in the 2012 Whitney Biennial? Go to 2012 Biennial

I think she is an graet artist — MGT

i think these pictures are amazing — COOLGIRL7

Andrew Masullo I like his bright colors — SPAGHETTI MAN

i also like sam lewitt's work and i forget who else. — DIAMOND

i like luther price, latoya ruby frazier and kate levant. — DIAMOND

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