Whitney Biennial 2026

Through Aug 23

Exhibition artists

56 total
Agosto Machado
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Agosto Machado

(he/him)
Born in New York, NY
Died in New York, NY 
A round tray displays a papier-mâché mask, devotional image, mixed trinkets, and a small book titled Theatre of the Ridiculous.
A round tray displays a papier-mâché mask, devotional image, mixed trinkets, and a small book titled Theatre of the Ridiculous.

Agosto Machado, Downtown (Altar), 2024. Pins, matchbooks, mirror, and papier-mâché; plastic and metal objects; book (Theater of the Ridiculous), photograph, jewelry, banana-flavored straw packets, New York City subway tokens; and original artworks by Arch Connelly, Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, and Gilda Pervin, 19 × 20 × 20 in. (48.3 × 50.8 × 50.8 cm). Collection of Jane Hait. © Agosto Machado. Image courtesy the artist and Gordon Robichaux, NY. Photography by Greg Carideo 

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Agosto Machado
(he/him)
Born in New York, NY
Died in New York, NY 

Coming of age in New York in the 1960s, Agosto Machado self-identified as a “street queen.” At the height of the city’s AIDS crisis, he acted as a caregiver—and unofficial archivist—for many of his peers. The shrines and altars he made from the materials he collected express his gratitude for the love and generosity of his queer community.

On the Hour

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