Whitney Biennial 2019

May 17–Oct 27, 2019

Exhibition artists

A painting of street art on the side of a building.

1

Eddie Arroyo

Born 1976 in Miami, FL
Lives in Miami, FL

A close up video still of a person's face painted green.

2

Korakrit Arunanondchai

Born 1986 in Bangkok, Thailand
Lives in New York, NY, and Bangkok, Thailand

A rounded fabric sculpture.

3

Olga Balema

Born 1984 in Lviv, Ukraine
Lives in New York, NY

Portrait of the artist sitting in a chair.

4

Morgan Bassichis

Born 1983 in Newton, MA
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

An upside down image of a hooded figure on horseback.

5

Blitz Bazawule

Born 1982 in Accra, Ghana
Lives in New York, NY

A newspaper print.

6

Alexandra Bell

Born 1983 in Chicago, IL
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A mixed media work with black paint and a purple pinwheel

7

Brian Belott

Born 1973 in East Orange, NJ
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

An installation view of artworks on the terrace.

8

Meriem Bennani

Born 1988 in Rabat, Morocco
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

An installation of metal materials mounted on a wall.

9

Robert Bittenbender

Born 1987 in Washington, DC
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A print of an office interior with an abstracted human silhouette sitting on a chair.

10

Lucas Blalock

Born 1978 in Asheville, NC
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A woman reclining with a rainbow hued glare.

11

Garrett Bradley

Born 1986 in New York, NY
Lives in New Orleans, LA

A drawing of a flat aerial view of a house.

12

Milano Chow

Born 1987 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives in Los Angeles, CA

A grainy film image depicting a large array of fruits displayed on a lawn.

13

Colectivo Los Ingrávidos

Founded 2011 in Tehuacán, Mexico

A video still of two people walking and wearing gas masks.

14

Thirza Cuthand

Born 1978 in Regina, Saskatchewan
Lives in Toronto, Ontario

A photograph of a person from the shoulders up wearing a red bandana around the lower half of their face.

15

John Edmonds

Born 1989 in Washington, DC
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A photograph of a sculpture display on a terrace.

16

Nicole Eisenman

Born 1965 in Verdun, France
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A photograph of a painting in a gallery.

17

Janiva Ellis

Born 1987 in Oakland, CA
Lives in Brooklyn, NY, and Los Angeles, CA

A watercolor of football players kneeling for the national anthem.

18

Kota Ezawa

Born 1969 in Cologne, West Germany
Lives in Oakland, CA

Four dancers pose in a rehearsal space with metal bar structures.

19

Brendan Fernandes

Born 1979 in Nairobi, Kenya
Lives in Chicago, IL

A video still of a wire fence up close.

20

FIERCE and Paper Tiger Television

FIERCE: Founded 2000 in New York, NY
Paper Tiger Television: Founded 1981 in New York, NY

A photo of a tape recorder in a white room.

21

Marcus Fischer

Born 1977 in Torrance, CA
Lives in Portland, OR

A video still of brightly colored animation.

22

Forensic Architecture

Founded 2010 in London, United Kingdom

A video still of collaged images.

23

Ellie Ga

Born 1976 in New York, NY
Lives in Stockholm, Sweden

A textile hanging on a wall with the look of a television tuned to a dead channel.

24

Nicholas Galanin

Born 1979 in Sitka, AK
Lives in Sitka, AK

A black-and-white video still of a split screen with one side featuring people standing on the stairway to a plane and the other featuring a blurry crowd of people.

25

Sofía Gallisá Muriente

Born 1986 in San Juan, PR
Lives in San Juan, PR

A photograph of a textile sculpture hanging in a gallery.

26

Jeffrey Gibson

Born 1972 in Colorado Springs, CO
Lives in Germantown, NY

Three framed prints overlapping each other with images of people holding hands, a person rowing a canoe, and a forrest in each of them.

27

Todd Gray

Born 1954 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives in Los Angeles, CA, and Akwidaa, Ghana

An audience viewing a performance of four musicians on a stage in front of a screen projecting a man's face.

28

Sam Green

Born 1966 in Detroit, MI
Lives in New York, NY

A film still of a person bending backward behind a blue truck.

29

Barbara Hammer

Born 1939 in Los Angeles, CA
Died 2019

A still of two people in a restoration workspace holding coffee mugs and looking at each other.

30

Ilana Harris-Babou

Born 1991 in Brooklyn, NY
Lives in Williamstown, MA, and Brooklyn, NY

A wooden sculpture mask cast in a block of resin.

31

Matthew Angelo Harrison

Born 1989 in Detroit, MI
Lives in Detroit, MI

A red Camaro suspended on top of two garbage dumps in a wooded area.

32

Curran Hatleberg

Born 1982 in Washington, DC
Lives in Baltimore, MD

33

Madeline Hollander

Born 1986 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives in New York, NY

A bronze triangular sculpture on a white rectangular base.

34

Iman Issa

Born 1979 in Cairo, Egypt
Lives in Berlin, Germany, and New York, NY

An installation view of artworks in a gallery.

35

Tomashi Jackson

Born 1980 in Houston, TX
Lives in New York, NY, and Cambridge, MA

A black-and-white still of a woman in a white robe and mask in front of a platform featuring Christian crosses.

36

Steffani Jemison

Born 1981 in Berkeley, CA
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A view of an installation of a sculpture in the center of a room with other glass encasements of cultural objects.

37

Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil, and Jackson Polys

Adam Khalil: Born 1988 in Nyack, NY
Lives in Brooklyn, NY
Zack Khalil: Born 1991 in Newton, MA Lives in Brooklyn, NY
Jackson Polys: Born 1976 in Ketchikan, AK
Lives in New York, NY

A drawing of six angular graphs depicting names stages of rage and their purposes.

38

Christine Sun Kim

Born 1980 in Orange County, CA
Lives in Berlin, Germany

An installation view of artworks in a gallery.

39

Josh Kline

Born 1979 in Philadelphia, PA
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A close up video still of a person's face cover in white liquid.

40

Autumn Knight

Born 1980 in Houston, TX
Lives in New York, NY

A photograph of a sculpture in a gallery.

41

Carolyn Lazard

Born 1987 in Upland, CA
Lives in Philadelphia, PA

A sculpture of 4 rolled pieces of tarp on top of each other leaning against a wall.

42

Maia Ruth Lee

Born 1983 in Busan, South Korea
Lives in New York, NY

A photograph of artworks in a gallery.

43

Simone Leigh

Born 1967 in Chicago, IL
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A photograph of a sculpture in a gallery.

44

Daniel Lind-Ramos

Born 1953 in Loíza, PR
Lives in Loíza, PR

A close-up video still of a man wearing sunglasses.

45

James Luna

Born 1950 in Orange, CA
Died 2018

A moving blanket hanging on a wall with paper works attached.

46

Eric N. Mack

Born 1987 in Columbia, MD
Lives in New York, NY

A painting of an abstracted human head and hand flipping a coin in the air.

47

Calvin Marcus

Born 1988 in San Francisco, CA
Lives in Los Angeles, CA

A video still of a person dressed in white in a forest kicking down a tree.

48

Tiona Nekkia McClodden

Born 1981 in Blytheville, AR
Lives in Philadelphia, PA

A collage painting.

49

Troy Michie

Born 1985 in El Paso, TX
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

Sculptures made out of license plates and other metal parts.

50

Joe Minter

Born 1943 in Birmingham, AL
Lives in Birmingham, AL

A close-up painting of and enlarged red telephone.

51

Keegan Monaghan

Born 1986 in Evanston, IL
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A man standing in a boat paddling.

52

Caroline Monnet

Born 1985 in Ottawa, Ontario
Lives in Montreal, Quebec

A close-up of a person's face in black-and-white.

53

Darius Clark Monroe

Born 1980 in Houston, TX
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

An installation view of sculptures handing in a gallery.

54

Ragen Moss

Born 1978 in New York, NY
Lives in Los Angeles, CA

A photo of a person performing with a music stand surrounded by a multimedia performance.

55

Sahra Motalebi

Born 1979 in Birmingham, AL
Lives in New York, NY, and Delaware County, NY

Painting with grids of color and letters

56

Marlon Mullen

Born 1963 in Richmond, CA
Lives in Rodeo, CA

An abstracted painting of a gymnast doing a flip.

57

Jeanette Mundt

Born 1982 in Princeton, NJ
Lives in Somerset, NJ

A sculpture of wood moving upward with a rounded object stuck in its side.

58

Wangechi Mutu

Born 1972 in Nairobi, Kenya
Lives in Brooklyn, NY, and Nairobi, Kenya

A view of a woman in a yellow dress standing in a doorway that leads to a yard.

59

Las Nietas de Nonó

Lydela Nonó: Born 1979 in San Juan, PR
Lives in Carolina, PR
Michel Nonó: Born 1982 in San Juan, PR
Lives in Carolina, PR

A video still of a figure looking up at the sky in front of a railroad.

60

Jenn Nkiru

Born 1987 in London, United Kingdom
Lives in London, United Kingdom

A photograph of a woman playing violin

61

Laura Ortman

Born 1973 in Whiteriver, AZ
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A painting of an officer in blue uniform against a white background.

62

Jennifer Packer

Born 1984 in Philadelphia, PA
Lives in New York, NY

The New York City skyline with a close-up image of a finger in front.

63

nibia pastrana santiago

Born 1987 in Caguas, PR
Lives in San Juan, PR

A print of close-up body parts including bloodied limbs and a face.

64

Elle Pérez

Born 1989 in the Bronx, NY
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A painting of abstracted arms and hands wearing striped clothing.

65

Pat Phillips

Born 1987 in Lakenheath, United Kingdom
Lives in Pineville, LA

An installation including a black-and-white drawing on the wall and small sculpture on the ground before it.

66

Gala Porras-Kim

Born 1984 in Bogotá, Colombia
Lives in Los Angeles, CA

A red painting of an abstracted car.

67

Walter Price

Born 1989 in Macon, GA
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A video still of a round object on the floor in front of a wall with portraits hanging on it.

68

Carissa Rodriguez

Born 1970 in New York, NY
Lives in New York, NY

A photograph of a reflection of two people taking the photograph.

69

Paul Mpagi Sepuya

Born 1982 in San Bernardino, CA
Lives in Los Angeles, CA

A print of a baby's head crowning between legs under a red tint.

70

Heji Shin

Born 1983 in Seoul, South Korea
Lives in New York, NY

A beige, geometric sculpture with elements both hanging on the wall and on the floor.

71

Diane Simpson

Born 1935 in Joliet, IL
Lives in Wilmette, IL

An installation view of artworks in a gallery.

72

Martine Syms

Born 1988 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives in Los Angeles, CA

A pink drawing with the outline of a male figure holding one arm out to the side.

73

Kyle Thurman

Born 1986 in West Chester, PA
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

Closeup photograph of a woman in red lipstick to the right of the frame.

74

Mariana Valencia

Born 1984 in Chicago, IL
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

A round clock set to 10:10 with circular scratches on the facade.

75

Agustina Woodgate

Born 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lives in Miami, FL, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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