Whitney Biennial 1995
Mar 23–June 4, 1995
The Whitney Biennial 1995 was curated by Klaus Kertess.
View the full exhibition catalogue at the Internet Archive.
Artists
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David Armstrong
6 works in the collection -
Matthew Barney
15 works in the collection -
Stan Brakhage
3 works in the collection -
Peter Cain
4 works in the collection -
Carroll Dunham
68 works in the collection -
Nicole Eisenman
19 works in the collection -
Jane Freilicher
4 works in the collection -
Ellen Gallagher
10 works in the collection -
Joe Gibbons
4 exhibitions -
Nan Goldin
24 works in the collection -
Bessie Harvey
2 works in the collection -
Peter Hutton
1 work in the collection -
Ken Jacobs
1 work in the collection -
Toba Khedoori
1 work in the collection -
Barry Le Va
15 works in the collection -
Siobhan Liddell
1 work in the collection -
Judy Linn
1 work in the collection -
Brice Marden
91 works in the collection -
Agnes Martin
25 works in the collection -
Frank Moore
18 works in the collection -
Stephen Mueller
1 work in the collection -
Catherine Murphy
3 works in the collection -
Andrew Noren
5 exhibitions -
Catherine Opie
11 works in the collection -
Gabriel Orozco
7 works in the collection -
Raphael Montañez Ortiz
4 works in the collection -
Jack Pierson
20 works in the collection -
Lari Pittman
9 works in the collection -
Charles Ray
7 works in the collection -
Michael Rees
2 works in the collection -
Milton Resnick
6 works in the collection -
Sam Reveles
2 works in the collection -
Jason Rhoades
2 works in the collection -
Nancy Rubins
1 work in the collection -
Robert Ryman
15 works in the collection -
Peter Saul
12 works in the collection -
Christian Schumann
2 works in the collection -
Richard Serra
24 works in the collection -
Cindy Sherman
25 works in the collection -
Philip Taaffe
4 works in the collection -
Diana Thater
6 works in the collection -
Leslie Thornton
4 exhibitions -
Rirkrit Tiravanija
7 works in the collection -
Alan Turner
6 works in the collection -
Cy Twombly
11 works in the collection -
Jeff Wall
1 work in the collection -
Nari Ward
3 works in the collection -
Lawrence Weiner
7 works in the collection -
Terry Winters
92 works in the collection -
Sue Williams
5 works in the collection -
Andrea Zittel
4 works in the collection -
Joe Zucker
10 works in the collection -
Karim Aïnouz
1 exhibition -
Lawrence Andrews
2 exhibitions -
Hima B.
1 exhibition -
James Bishop
2 exhibitions -
Roddy Bogawa
2 exhibitions -
Gregg Bordowitz
1 exhibition -
Emily Breer
1 exhibition -
Shu Lea Cheang
2 exhibitions -
Cheryl Donegan
1 exhibition -
Stan Douglas
1 exhibition -
Julio Galán
1 exhibition -
Harry Gamboa Jr.
1 exhibition -
DeeDee Halleck
1 exhibition -
Thomas Allen Harris
1 exhibition -
Todd Haynes
1 exhibition -
Jim Jarmusch
1 exhibition -
Tom Kalin
2 exhibitions -
Lewis Klahr
3 exhibitions -
David Knudsvig
1 exhibition -
Harriet Korman
3 exhibitions -
Greer Lankton
1 exhibition -
Andrew Lord
1 exhibition -
Frances Negrón-Muntaner
1 exhibition -
John O’Reilly
1 exhibition -
Scott Rankin
1 exhibition -
Willie Varela
2 exhibitions -
David McDermott and Peter McGough
3 exhibitions -
Peggy Ahwesh
2 exhibitions -
Jeanne C. Finley and Gretchen Stoeltje
1 exhibition -
Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy
1 exhibition -
Elizabeth LeCompte / The Wooster Group
2 exhibitions -
Margie Strosser and Peggy Ahwesh
1 exhibition -
John O'Reilly
4 works in the collection
Installation Photography

Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Terry Winters, Matching Regions (1994); Terry Winters, Phase Plane Portrait (1994); Helen Marden, Untitled (1994); Helen Marden, Untitled(Rasa 2) (1994). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Stephen Mueller, Hey, Tira Mi Su (1994–95); Stephen Mueller, Next to Last Time (1994); Philip Taaffe, Stele (1995); Philip Taaffe, Black Volta (1994–95). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Sam Reveles, Hijo de Brujeria (1995); Sam Reveles, Fatherless Eurotas (1994); Lawrence Weiner; Siobhan Liddell, Installation (Three Parts) (1995). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Agnes Martin, Untitled #3 (1993); Agnes Martin, Untitled #1 (1993); Agnes Martin, Untitled #2 (1993); Charles Ray, Puzzle Bottle (1995); Lawrence Weiner, Untitled (#750) (1994). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Cindy Sherman, Untitled (1995); Cindy Sherman, Untitled (1995); Bessie Harvey, Peace (1994); Bessie Harvey, Cross Bearers (1992–93); Nancy Rubin, Mattresses and Cakes (1993); Peter Cain, Little Colonel (1994). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Carroll Dunham, Ruby Vision (1994); Bessie Harvey, Cross Bearers (1992–93); Peter Cain, Saturday Disaster (1994); Bessie Harvey, Peace (1994); Peter Cain, Little Colonel (1994). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Greer Lankin, Oh, Hi Hon (God What a Mess) (1995); Greer Lankin, More Morphine He Mumbled . . . (1995); Greer Lankin, Blue Babe (1995); Greer Lankin, Candy Darling (1995); Nan Goldin, Tokyo Love (1994–95). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Richard Serra, For Primo Levi (1992); Barry Le Va, Separated Animations: Groupings, Configurations, Proportions, Materials (Arrangements according to function) (1994–95). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Frank Moore, Niagara (1994); Sue Williams, We turn Back (1994); Sue Williams, Pink Spot (1994); Peter Saul, Last Judgement (1993); Peter Saul, God Created Woman (1994). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Brice Marden, February in Hydra (1991–94); Brice Marden, Muses (Hydra Version) (1991–94); Andrew Lord, Jug, Vase and Dish: Tasting (1994–95). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: Helen Marden, Rosa #2 (1994–95); Helen Marden, Untitled (1994–95); Helen Marden, Kagera R (1994–95); Helen Marden, Kagera R2 (1994–95). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements


Installation view of the 1995 Biennial Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 15–June 25, 1995). From left to right: David Knudsvig, Cteno-cherrywood; Joe Zucker, Walleye (1993); Ellen Gallagher, Babble (1994); Ellen Gallagher, Afro Mountain (1994). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements

In the News
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“. . . with metaphor as its stated theme and beauty as its big idea, this biennial [. . .] may make a lot of friends.” —The New York Times
“. . . tolerant to a fault.” —The Washington Post
“. . . trying to be all things to all people, showing some political art and some abstract painting [. . .]. In politics and in everyday life, being conciliatory is an important virtue, but in art it leads towards eclecticism, which is boring.” —The Burlington Magazine
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