The Facts
Meg Onli and Zack Winokur have been selected to curate the 2028 Whitney Biennial, the longest-running survey of American art. Established in 1932 by founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, the biennial has featured over 3,600 artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois, Mark Bradford, Nan Goldin, Jenny Holzer, Edward Hopper, Joan Jonas, Barbara Kruger, Jacob Lawrence, Julie Mehretu, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, Andy Warhol, and Kara Walker. The exhibition format has evolved from medium-specific annuals to the current biennial survey of all media, in place since 1973.
The Signal
The selection of Onli and Winokur signals a continued commitment to diverse curatorial perspectives at the Whitney Museum. Onli, a curator and scholar, and Winokur, a director and curator, bring experience in contemporary art and performance. Their appointment underscores the museum's focus on presenting relevant American art, building on the biennial's legacy as a bellwether for emerging trends and artists.
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- Artists: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Frank Bowling, Mark Bradford, Alexander Calder, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Raven Chacon, Ellen Gallagher, Jeffrey Gibson, Nan Goldin, Renee Green, Wade Guyton, Rachel Harrison, Jenny Holzer, Edward Hopper, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, Joan Jonas, Ellsworth Kelly, Mike Kelley, Willem de Kooning, Barbara Kruger, Pope.L, Jacob Lawrence, Carolyn Lazard, Zoe Leonard, Roy Lichtenstein, Glenn Ligon, Agnes Martin, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Julie Mehretu, Sarah Michelson, Joan Mitchell, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Georgia O'Keeffe, Claes Oldenburg, Mary Lovelace O'Neal, Laura Owens, Jackson Pollock, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Rauschenberg, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, Rose B. Simpson, Martine Syms, Wu Tsang, Cy Twombly, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, David Wojnarowicz
- People: Meg Onli, Zack Winokur, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
- Museums: Whitney Museum of American Art
- Locations: New York
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