Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing 
Mar 20–Aug 11, 2024

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Seventy-one visionary artists and collectives will participate in the eighty-first installment of the Whitney Biennial, opening March 20, 2024. The Member preview begins on March 14.

The artists and collectives in the latest chapter of the exhibition—Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing—will follow in the footsteps of hundreds of Biennial artists before them to interpret our current landscape and tell stories, spark discussion, and comment on issues across a variety of media and disciplines.

The 2024 Whitney Biennial is organized by Chrissie Iles and Meg Onli, with Min Sun Jeon and Beatriz Cifuentes. The performance program is organized by Iles and Onli, with guest curator Taja Cheek. The film program is organized by Iles and Onli, with guest curators Korakrit Arunanondchai, asinnajaq, Greg de Cuir Jr., and Zackary Drucker.

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The Whitney Museum of American Art has partnered with the MTA to bring art, artmaking, and the legacy of the Whitney Biennial directly to New Yorkers in select subway stations. As part of ongoing efforts to connect more New Yorkers to contemporary American art, the Whitney is spotlighting its landmark exhibition series in the busiest subway system in the world.

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This project captures how NYC has changed between the Museum’s inaugural 1932 edition of its landmark exhibition and the current edition, Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing.

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