Whitney Biennial 1983
Mar 15–May 29, 1983
The Whitney Biennial 1983 was curated by John G. Hanhardt, Barbara Haskell, Richard Marshall, and Patterson Sims.
View the full exhibition catalogue at the Internet Archive.
Artists
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Richard Artschwager
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John Baldessari
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Ericka Beckman
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James Benning
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Jonathan Borofsky
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Louise Bourgeois
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Robert Breer
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Ellen Brooks
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Barbara Buckner
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Bruce Charlesworth
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Robert Colescott
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Bruce Conner
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John Coplans
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Eileen Cowin
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William Crozier
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Vivienne Dick
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Juan Downey
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Ken Feingold
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R.M. Fischer
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Eric Fischl
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Howard Fried
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Ernie Gehr
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Matthew Geller
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Barry Gerson
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Mike Glier
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Leon Golub
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Shalom Gorewitz
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Nancy Graves
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Doug Hall
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Keith Haring
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Martha Haslanger
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David Haxton
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James Herbert
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Gary Hill
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Jenny Holzer
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Oliver Jackson
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Jasper Johns
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Lance Kiland
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Ken Kobland
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Barbara Kruger
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Shigeko Kubota
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Robert Longo
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Mary Lucier
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Bill Lundberg
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Philip Maberry
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Robert Mangold
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Melissa Miller
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Joan Mitchell
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Sandy Moore
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Max Neuhaus
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Nic Nicosia
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Nam June Paik
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Judy Rifka
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George Rodart
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Martha Rosler
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Susan Rothenberg
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David Salle
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Italo Scanga
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Julian Schnabel
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Cindy Sherman
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Stuart Sherman
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Kenneth Shorr
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Bob Snyder
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T. L. Solien
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Warren Sonbert
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Pat Steir
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Frank Stella
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Mark Tansey
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Stan VanDerBeek
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Edin Vélez
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Bill Viola
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Daniel Walworth
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William T. Wiley
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Jackie Winsor
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Joe Zucker
Installation Photography
Installation view of the 1983 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–May 29, 1983). From left to right: Robert Mangold, + Painting: 3 Panels; Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dutch Settlers; Jackie Winsor, Burnt Paper Piece (1980–82); Robert Mangold (1981). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1983 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–May 29, 1983). From left to right: Mark Tansey, A Short History of Modernist Painting (1982); Lance Kiland, Scrambler, Cocoon, Upper Hand (1982); Mark Tansey, Action Painting (1982). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1983 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–May 29, 1983). From left to right: Jackie Winsor, Exploded Piece (1980–82); Leon Golub, Interrogation III (1981); Jackie Winsor, Burnt Paper Piece; Leon Golub, Interrogation II (1981). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1983 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–May 29, 1983). From left to right: Robert Colescott, A Legend Dimly Told; Robert Colescott, Listening to Amos & Andy; Robert Colescott, Auver sur Oise, Crow in Wheat Field. Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1983 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–May 29, 1983). From left to right: Eric Fischl, Inside Out (1982); William Crozier, Aching (1980–81); Eric Fischl, The Old Man’s Boat and Old Man’s Dog; William T. Wiley, In the Name of: Not to Worry It’s Juxtaposition; William T. Wiley, Harpoon for a Dreamer (1981). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1983 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–May 29, 1983). From left to right: Jasper Johns, Between the Clock and the Bed (1981); Jasper Johns, In the Studio (1982); Philip MaBerry; Ellen Brooks, Guarded Future (1982); Louise Bourgeois, Shredder (1983). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1983 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–May 29, 1983). From left to right: George Rodart, Nocturnal Wonder (1981); Mark Tansey, A Short History of Modern Painting (1982); Lance Kiland, Scrambler, Cacoon; The Upper Hand. Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
Installation view of the 1983 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–May 29, 1983). From left to right: Melissa Miller, Northern Light (1982); Melissa Miller, Untitled (1982); Cindy Sherman, Untitled (1982); Judy Rifka, Museum Wallpaper (1983). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements
In the News
“Some of the lions were baring their teeth at the Whitney Biennial [. . .] though it must be said that a rigorous course of dentistry would not have been amiss.” —The Burlington Magazine
“There is [. . .] a considerable tautening in the character of the present Biennial. Not too many artists are involved, for one thing. For another, there is a serious attempt to deal both with photography as it overlaps with art and with video.” —The New York Times
“Seen through the lens of the Whitney Museum’s 1983 Biennial Exhibition, today’s photography would seem to be almost totally preoccupied with questions of personal identity and the effects of mass media.” —The New York Times
“. . . no one who watches the right screens in this Biennial can come away with the complaint that video is boring.” —The New York Times
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