An Omnivorous Tour of the 2017 Whitney Biennial
March 16, 2017 1:19 PM Subscribe
A lot of explicitly political anti-Trump stuff this year.
And then Henry Taylor's “THE TIMES THAY AINT A CHANGING, FAST ENOUGH!” is just jarring and powerful. I can't believe the shooting of Philander Castile was less than a year ago, and yet so much madness has passed since then, it seems like an eternity. This piece disturbs me right back to that day.
posted by Kabanos at 1:46 PM on March 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
And then Henry Taylor's “THE TIMES THAY AINT A CHANGING, FAST ENOUGH!” is just jarring and powerful. I can't believe the shooting of Philander Castile was less than a year ago, and yet so much madness has passed since then, it seems like an eternity. This piece disturbs me right back to that day.
posted by Kabanos at 1:46 PM on March 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
Very impressive. I'd love to be able to see the show. Some really strong works in that article.
posted by Thorzdad at 2:06 PM on March 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Thorzdad at 2:06 PM on March 16, 2017 [1 favorite]
I've been to a couple of dozen Whitney Biennials in my day. The works in this show could have been in ANY of them. As someone once said, "everything changes except the avant garde".
posted by Modest House at 2:46 PM on March 16, 2017
posted by Modest House at 2:46 PM on March 16, 2017
Nice post. This is a good overview and I agree with Thorzdad, looks like there's some really strong work this year.
posted by mygothlaundry at 5:16 PM on March 16, 2017
posted by mygothlaundry at 5:16 PM on March 16, 2017
I like about a third of these. Especially Ajay Kurian's staircase.
posted by Theta States at 6:55 AM on March 17, 2017
posted by Theta States at 6:55 AM on March 17, 2017
Other highlights for me:
Raul De Nieves, “beginning & the end neither & the otherwise betwixt & between the end is the beginning & the end”, 2016
Julien Nguyen, “Executive Solutions” (2017)
Jessi Reaves’s “Ottoman with Parked Chairs” (2017)
Carrie Moyer
Henry Taylor, “THE TIMES THAY AINT A CHANGING, FAST ENOUGH!” (2017)
Rafa Esparaza “Figure Ground: Beyond the White Field” (2017)
Lowlights:
John Riepenhoff
Pope.L’s “Claim (Whitney Version)” (2017)
Jon Kessler, “Evolution” (2016)
Cauleen Smith’s “In the Wake” (2017)
KAYA (Kerstin Brätsch and Debo Eilers)
Tala Madani, “Shitty Disco” (2016)
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, “St. Tammany Parish” (2016)
posted by Theta States at 7:11 AM on March 17, 2017
Raul De Nieves, “beginning & the end neither & the otherwise betwixt & between the end is the beginning & the end”, 2016
Julien Nguyen, “Executive Solutions” (2017)
Jessi Reaves’s “Ottoman with Parked Chairs” (2017)
Carrie Moyer
Henry Taylor, “THE TIMES THAY AINT A CHANGING, FAST ENOUGH!” (2017)
Rafa Esparaza “Figure Ground: Beyond the White Field” (2017)
Lowlights:
John Riepenhoff
Pope.L’s “Claim (Whitney Version)” (2017)
Jon Kessler, “Evolution” (2016)
Cauleen Smith’s “In the Wake” (2017)
KAYA (Kerstin Brätsch and Debo Eilers)
Tala Madani, “Shitty Disco” (2016)
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, “St. Tammany Parish” (2016)
posted by Theta States at 7:11 AM on March 17, 2017
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