The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American[1] art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973. The Whitney show is generally regarded as one of the leading shows in the art world, often setting or leading trends in contemporary art.
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The fifty-five artists, for 2010, were selected by curator Francesco Bonami and associate curator Gary Carrion-Murayari:
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The Whitney Museum had a long history beginning in 1932 of having a large group exhibition of invited American artists every year called the 'Whitney Annual'. In the late sixties it was decided to alternate between painting and sculpture, although by the 1970s the decision was to combine both together in a biennial. The first Biennial was in 1973.
In 1987 the show was protested by the Guerrilla Girls for its alleged sexism and racism.
Since 2000, the Bucksbaum Award has been awarded to an artist exhibiting at the Biennial.
The 2008 Biennial opened on March 6, curated by Henriette Huldisch and Shamim M. Momin. That year brought big changes to the Biennial. The exhibition took over the Park Avenue Armory as a space for performance and installation art.[2]