Whitney Biennial 2008
Mar 6–June 1, 2008
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.
The 2008 Biennial is curated by Henriette Huldisch, Assistant Curator at the Whitney, and Shamim M. Momin, Associate Curator at the Whitney and Branch Director and Curator of the Whitney Museum at Altria, and overseen by Donna De Salvo, the Whitney’s Chief Curator and Associate Director for Programs. Three advisors worked with the curatorial team throughout the process: Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem; Bill Horrigan, Director of the Media Arts department at the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University; and Linda Norden, independent curator and writer.
Artists
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Walead Beshty
12 works in the collection -
Coco Fusco
1 work in the collection -
Charles Long
14 works in the collection -
Daniel Joseph Martinez
1 work in the collection -
Amy Granat and Drew Heitzler
1 exhibition -
William E. Jones
1 exhibition -
Alice Könitz
1 exhibition -
Michael Smith
1 exhibition -
M. K. Guth
1 exhibition -
Adler Guerrier
1 exhibition -
Rashawn Griffin
1 exhibition -
Gang Gang Dance
1 exhibition -
Gardar Eide Einarsson
1 exhibition -
Harry Dodge and Stanya Kahn
1 exhibition -
Jedediah Caesar
1 exhibition -
Bozidar Brazda
1 exhibition -
Natalia Almada
1 exhibition -
Rita Ackermann
1 exhibition -
Patrick Hill
1 exhibition -
Fritz Haeg
1 exhibition -
Edgar Arceneaux
1 work in the collection -
Fia Backström
1 work in the collection -
John Baldessari
40 works in the collection -
Robert Bechtle
4 works in the collection -
Carol Bove
3 works in the collection -
Joe Bradley
2 works in the collection -
Matthew Brannon
6 works in the collection -
Olaf Breuning
1 work in the collection -
william cordova
15 works in the collection -
DJ Olive
2 exhibitions -
Shannon Ebner
17 works in the collection -
Roe Ethridge
7 works in the collection -
Kevin Jerome Everson
4 works in the collection -
Omer Fast
1 work in the collection -
Robert Fenz
1 work in the collection -
Rachel Harrison
10 works in the collection -
Ellen Harvey
2 works in the collection -
Mary Heilmann
6 works in the collection -
Leslie Hewitt
4 works in the collection -
Karen Kilimnik
2 works in the collection -
Louise Lawler
11 works in the collection -
Spike Lee
2 exhibitions -
Sherrie Levine
26 works in the collection -
Matt Mullican
52 works in the collection -
Ruben Ochoa
1 work in the collection -
Seth Price
2 works in the collection -
Stephen Prina
2 works in the collection -
Adam Putnam
1 work in the collection -
Jason Rhoades
2 works in the collection -
Marina Rosenfeld
2 exhibitions -
Mika Rottenberg
5 works in the collection -
Melanie Schiff
1 work in the collection -
Amie Siegel
1 work in the collection -
Dexter Sinister
9 works in the collection -
Frances Stark
10 works in the collection -
Cheyney Thompson
74 works in the collection -
Mungo Thomson
6 works in the collection -
Leslie Thornton
4 exhibitions -
Phoebe Washburn
1 work in the collection -
James Welling
49 works in the collection -
Mario Ybarra, Jr.
1 exhibition -
Kembra Pfahler/The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black
1 exhibition -
Javier Téllez
1 exhibition -
Mika Tajima/New Humans
1 exhibition -
Agathe Snow
1 exhibition -
Gretchen Skogerson
1 exhibition -
Lisa Sigal
1 exhibition -
Eduardo Sarabia
1 exhibition -
Heather Rowe
1 exhibition -
Amanda Ross-Ho
1 exhibition -
Bert Rodriguez
1 exhibition -
Ry Rocklen
1 exhibition -
Michael Queenland
1 exhibition -
Mitzi Pederson
1 exhibition -
Neighborhood Public Radio (NPR)
1 exhibition -
Olivier Mosset
1 exhibition -
Jennifer Montgomery
1 exhibition -
Julia Meltzer and David Thorne
1 exhibition -
Rodney McMillian
1 exhibition -
Corey McCorkle
1 exhibition -
Lucky Dragons
1 exhibition
Videos
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Lisa Sigal: 2008 Whitney Biennial
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Charles Long: 2008 Whitney Biennial
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Jedediah Caesar: 2008 Whitney Biennial
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Fritz Haeg: 2008 Whitney Biennial
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Ellen Harvey: 2008 Whitney Biennial
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Bert Rodriguez: 2008 Whitney Biennial
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Curators Henriette Huldisch and Shamim M. Momin: 2008 Whitney Biennial
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MK Guth: 2008 Whitney Biennial
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Neighborhood Public Radio (NPR): 2008 Whitney Biennial
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Omer Fast: 2008 Whitney Biennial
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Walead Beshty: 2008 Whitney Biennial
Audio
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March 25, 2008
Seminars With Artists: Matt Mullican0:00
March 25, 2008
Seminars With Artists: Matt Mullican0:00
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May 13, 2008
Seminars with Artists: James Welling and
Walead Beshty0:00
May 13, 2008
Seminars with Artists: James Welling and
Walead Beshty0:00
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May 7, 2008
Seminars with Artists: Daniel Joseph Martinez0:00
May 7, 2008
Seminars with Artists: Daniel Joseph Martinez0:00
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April 25, 2008
Multiple Edition: Eduardo Sarabia0:00
April 25, 2008
Multiple Edition: Eduardo Sarabia0:00
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April 17, 2008
Seminars with Artists: Olivier Mosset, Amy Granat, and Drew Heitzler0:00
April 17, 2008
Seminars with Artists: Olivier Mosset, Amy Granat, and Drew Heitzler0:00
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April 10, 2008
Seminars with Artists: Ellen Harvey0:00
April 10, 2008
Seminars with Artists: Ellen Harvey0:00
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April 3, 2008
Seminars with Artists: Lisa Sigal0:00
April 3, 2008
Seminars with Artists: Lisa Sigal0:00
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March 28, 2008
Multiple Edition: Ry Rocklen0:00
March 28, 2008
Multiple Edition: Ry Rocklen0:00
Installation Photography
In the News
“Occupying all but one floor of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Madison Avenue home, the show will also spill over into the Park Avenue Armory on 67th Street for several weeks.” —The New York Times
“. . . the overall tenor of the show is low-key, with work that seems to be in a transitional, questioning mode, art as conversation rather than as statement, testing this, trying that.” —The New York Times
“Within the crowded galleries of the Whitney’s Marcel Breuer building, one work of art spilled over into the next.” —The Burlington Magazine
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