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At a Biennial on a Budget, Tweaking and Provoking "In what felt like a pre-emptive effort at damage control, the Whitney Museum of American Art did everything to under-pitch its 2010 Biennial," writes Holland Cotter. "With 55 artists, we were advised, it would be half the size of the 2006 show. No frills. Tight belts. We're doing our best. Don't shoot. The show lives up — or down — to its billing." ........... by Holland Cotter Source http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/arts/design/26biennial.html?ref=arts

source: http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/AriMarcopoulos Ari Marcopoulos Born: 1957 in Amsterdam, Netherlands Resides in: Sonoma, CA Known for: Rough, sometimes grainy black-and-white photos, with the occasional handsome color portrait as well. The ur downtown hipster photographer and a chronicler of the early hip-hop scene, Marcopoulos assisted Warhol in the 1980s and has appeared in most prominent fashion magazines. Last year he received a mid-career survey, "Within Arm's Reach," at the Berkeley Art Museum (curated by Stephanie Cannizzo). Education: Unknown Represented by: AFG Management http://www.exfed.blogspot.com/ Source: http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/33984/whitney-biennial-2010-the-elders/

http://dossierjournal.com/events/whitney-biennial-2010/trackback/ Seated in front of the gargantuan Julian Schnabel painting Hope from 1982 Francesco Bonami, co-curator of the 75th Whitney Biennial, says, “We wanted to mark a moment in time. We didn’t look for a theme. But we wanted less macho, less bombastic art. Less imperial art.” Then, pointing to the canvas behind him, says, “Not this.” After the laughter dies down he continues, “It says it is from an anonymous donor–I don’t know if he is ashamed he bought it or what, but it does mark a moment in time. When I came to New York it was ‘82 and this was it and we thought it was forever. Themes change, there are fluctuations.” Perhaps that is why the curators have chosen to display, as an adjunct to the main show of new work by 55 contemporary artists, pieces from the Whitney’s permanent collection that were featured in Biennials past. This Collecting Biennials works as a sort of reminder of the fickle trends in art–a considered backdr...