Whitney Biennial 1975: Contemporary American Art
Jan 20–Apr 9, 1975
Whitney Biennial 1975: Contemporary American Art was curated by John Hanhardt, Barbara Haskell, James Monte, Elke Solomon, and Marcia Tucker.
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Artists
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John Arvanites
2 exhibitions -
Dennis Ashbaugh
1 work in the collection -
Ross Bleckner
3 works in the collection -
Robin Bruch
1 work in the collection -
Scott Burton
1 work in the collection -
Juan Downey
1 work in the collection -
Terry Fox
2 exhibitions -
Hermine Freed
1 work in the collection -
Charles Gaines
4 works in the collection -
Charles Garabedian
1 work in the collection -
Frank Gillette
4 works in the collection -
Ron Gorchov
3 works in the collection -
Robert Kushner
6 works in the collection -
Andy Mann
2 exhibitions -
Allan McCollum
2 works in the collection -
Judith Suzanne Miller
1 work in the collection -
Hiroshi Murata
2 works in the collection -
Mary McLean Obering
3 works in the collection -
Judy Pfaff
5 works in the collection -
Anthony Ramos
2 exhibitions -
David Reed
2 exhibitions -
Roland Reiss
2 works in the collection -
Bill Richards
1 work in the collection -
Judy Rifka
2 exhibitions -
George Rodart
2 exhibitions -
Allen Ruppersberg
11 works in the collection -
Barbara Schwartz
2 exhibitions -
Ilene Segalove
2 exhibitions -
Charles Simonds
1 work in the collection -
Alexis Smith
5 works in the collection -
Andrew Spence
4 works in the collection -
Richard Thompson
2 exhibitions -
Alan Turner
6 works in the collection -
Bill Viola
1 work in the collection -
Elyn Zimmerman
1 work in the collection -
Billy Adler and John Margolies
1 exhibition -
Martha Alf
1 exhibition -
David Anderson
1 exhibition -
James R. Anderson
1 exhibition -
Domingo Barreres
1 exhibition -
W. B. Bearman
1 exhibition -
Tony Bechara
1 exhibition -
Gene Beery
1 exhibition -
Allan Edward Bertoldi
1 exhibition -
Gary Beydler
1 exhibition -
George Bolling
1 exhibition -
Cheryl Bowers
1 exhibition -
Barry Buxkamper
1 exhibition -
Jim Byrne
1 exhibition -
Sam Cady
1 exhibition -
Cristiano Camacho
1 exhibition -
Larry Ray Camp
1 exhibition -
Sarah Anne Canright
1 exhibition -
Thomas Chimes
1 exhibition -
Joseph Clower
1 exhibition -
Maxine Cole
1 exhibition -
Christopher Darton
1 exhibition -
Phil Douglas Davis
1 exhibition -
Joe Di Giorgio
1 exhibition -
John Dickson
1 exhibition -
Paul Dillon
1 exhibition -
John E. Dowell Jr.
1 exhibition -
Carol Eckman
1 exhibition -
William Fares
1 exhibition -
Frank Faulkner
1 exhibition -
Kathleen Ferguson
1 exhibition -
Carole Fisher
1 exhibition -
Kent Floeter
1 exhibition -
John Ford
1 exhibition -
Richard George
1 exhibition -
Abigail Gerd
1 exhibition -
Roland Ginzel
1 exhibition -
Joel Glassman
1 exhibition -
John S. Gordon
1 exhibition -
George Green
1 exhibition -
Tom Green
1 exhibition -
Dominick Guida
1 exhibition -
Fred N. Guyot
1 exhibition -
Don Hazlitt
1 exhibition -
Leonard L. Hunter III
1 exhibition -
Miyoko Ito
2 exhibitions -
Jack Jefferson
1 exhibition -
Pamela Jenrette
1 exhibition -
Jerry Jones
1 exhibition -
Elizabeth Ann Knox
1 exhibition -
Beryl Korot
1 exhibition -
Paul Kos
1 exhibition -
Salvatore J. La Rosa
1 exhibition -
Patricia Lay
1 exhibition -
Marilyn Lenkowsky
1 exhibition -
Alvin Light
1 exhibition -
Carol Lindsley
1 exhibition -
David Mackenzie
1 exhibition -
William E. Mahan
1 exhibition -
Jan Lee McComas
1 exhibition -
Todd McKie
1 exhibition -
George Miller
1 exhibition -
Scott Miller
1 exhibition -
Rudolph Montanez
1 exhibition -
Philip Mullen
1 exhibition -
Hass Murphy
1 exhibition -
Paula Nees
1 exhibition -
Stuart Nielson
1 exhibition -
Rob Roy Norton Jr.
1 exhibition -
Carl Palazzolo
1 exhibition -
Lan Payne
1 exhibition -
James Perry
1 exhibition -
Tomaso Puliafito
1 exhibition -
Cherie Raciti
1 exhibition -
Kaare Rafoss
1 exhibition -
Gregg Renfrow
1 exhibition -
Philip Renteria
1 exhibition -
Frank Rivera
1 exhibition -
John Scott Roloff
1 exhibition -
Edward Ross
1 exhibition -
Susanna Tanger
1 exhibition -
Robert Thiele
1 exhibition -
Ken Tisa
1 exhibition -
Alan Uglow
1 exhibition -
Carolynn Umlauf
1 exhibition -
Thomas M. Uttech
1 exhibition -
Mary Warner
1 exhibition -
Robert J. Warrens
1 exhibition -
Sibyl L. Weil
1 exhibition -
John Wenger
1 exhibition -
Wanda Westcoast
1 exhibition -
Mark Christian Wethli
1 exhibition -
Edward R. Whiteman
1 exhibition -
Andrew Wilf
1 exhibition -
Donald Roller Wilson
1 exhibition -
Connie Zehr
1 exhibition -
Kim MacConnel
2 works in the collection -
Mel Casas
1 exhibition -
Virginia Johnson
1 exhibition -
David Jones
1 exhibition -
Barbara Quinn Roth
1 exhibition -
Edwin Rothfarb
1 exhibition -
Paul Rotterdam
1 exhibition -
Ursula Schneider
1 exhibition -
John Schnell
1 exhibition -
Samuel Scott
1 exhibition -
Rudy Serra
1 exhibition -
Earl Staley
1 exhibition -
Barbara Strasen
1 exhibition -
John Sturgeon
1 exhibition -
Gene Sturman
1 exhibition -
Barbara Rossi
8 works in the collection
Installation Photography

Installation view of the 1975 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 20–April 9, 1975). From left to right: Hass Murphy, The Concrete Blues (1974); Edward Ross, Untitled (1974); John Schnell, Green Tea (1974); Scott Burton, Table Series: 1 & III (1974); Mark Christian, Welthil Westerfield (1973); lower left: James Perry, Untitled 74-2 (1974). Photograph by Sandak, Inc.


Installation view of the 1975 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 20–April 9, 1975). From left to right: William Fares, Untitled (1974); Sam Cady, Highway Fragment; George Rodari, Siberian Express (1974); center: Connie Zehr, Red Carpet (1975). Photograph by Sandak, Inc.


Installation view of the 1975 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 20–April 9, 1975). From left to right: Leonard L. Hunter III, Ebbett’s Pass (1972); Jan Lee MComas, Ashland City (1973); Larry Ray Camp, HAJOCA (1974); Kathleen Ferguson, Kryptos (1974); David Anderson, Starfield (1973). Photograph by Sandak, Inc.


Installation view of the 1975 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 20–April 9, 1975). From left to right: Thomas Uttech, Untitled; C. Bowers, Debriefing with Rose; Scott Miller, Animal Tank; Ross Bleckner, After Count Thun’s Dream (1974); Kent Floeter, Untitled (1974); Maxine Cole, Phoenix. Photograph by Sandak, Inc.


Installation view of the 1975 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 20–April 9, 1975). From left to right: Ross Bleckner, After Count Thun’s Dream (1974); James Perry, Untitled 74-2 (1974); Edward Ross, Untitled (1974); John Schnell, Green Tea (1974); Scott Burton, Table Series: Table I & II. Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1975 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 20–April 9. 1975). From left to right: Earl Stanley, Skull with Landscape; Mary Warner, Night Watch (1973); Charles Garabedian, Bullet for Cliff; center: George Green, Garden of Embrace (1974). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1975 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, January 20–April 9, 1975). From left to right: Dennis Ashbaugh, Agitprop-Tram (1974); David Mackenzie, B.G. (1973); Phil Davis, Gesture; Gene Sturman, The Scythian mercenaries have arrived (1974); center right: Roland Ress, The Truth Table. Photograph by Sandak, Inc.

In the News
“A push toward change is symbolized in the museum’s current biennial exhibition . . .” —The New York Times
“The Whitney curatorial staff has amply demonstrated its weakness for funky, kinky, kitschy claptrap in recent years, and there is the inevitable abundance of this rubbish in the current show. There is also a fair representation of perfectly serious abstract painting [. . .]. There are excursions into realism, both of the academic and photorealist persuasions, and the requisite portion of Conceptual art.” —The New York Times
“The Whitney has lately been eclectic in its tastes—with if anything a bias in favor of boisterous, kitsch-oriented work from way out of town—and I see no signs in the 1975 Biennial Exhibition of any change of heart in that respect.” —The New York Times
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