2026 Whitney Biennial
| 2026 Whitney Biennial | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Art exhibition |
| Begins | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Ends | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
Previous event | 2024 Whitney Biennial |
| Organized by | Whitney Museum |
The 2026 Whitney Biennial is the 82nd edition of the Whitney Museum's art biennial, running from March 8th to August 23rd, 2026.[1]
Curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer, the 2026 Biennial opened on March 8, 2026.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Erin Jane Neloson participated in the 2026 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of America Art in New York. Her presentation included a series of ceramic works and camera-based sculptures made between 2024 and 2025, including Angel Cam, Sunflower Cam, and Bunny Cam.[7]
Artists
The Biennial participating artists were announced on December 15, 2025. The show opened on March 8, 2026.[8]
- Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme
- Kamrooz Aram
- Ash Arder
- Teresa Baker
- Sula Bermudez-Silverman
- Zach Blas
- Enzo Camacho & Ami Lien
- Leo Castañeda
- CFGNY (Daniel Chew, Ten Izu, Kirsten Kilponen, Tin Nguyen)
- Nani Chacon
- Maia Chao
- Joshua Citarella
- Mo Costello
- Taína H. Cruz
- Carmen de Monteflores
- Ali Eyal
- Andrea Fraser
- Mariah Garnett
- Ignacio Gatica
- Jonathan González
- Emilie Louise Gossiaux
- Kainoa Gruspe
- Martine Gutierrez
- Samia Halaby
- Raven Halfmoon
- Nile Harris with Dyer Rhoads
- Aziz Hazara
- Margaret Honda
- Akira Ikezoe
- Mao Ishikawa
- Cooper Jacoby
- David L. Johnson
- kekahi wahi (Sancia Miala Shiba Nash, Drew K. Broderick)
- Young Joon Kwak
- Michelle Lopez
- José Maceda
- Agosto Machado
- Oswaldo Maciá
- Emilio Martínez Poppe
- Isabelle Frances McGuire
- Kimowan Metchewais
- Nour Mobarak
- Erin Jane Nelson
- Precious Okoyomon
- Aki Onda
- Pat Oleszko
- Malcolm Peacock
- Sarah M. Rodriguez
- Gabriela Ruiz
- Jasmin Sian
- Jordan Strafer
- Sung Tieu
- Julio Torres
- Anna Tsouhlarakis
- Johanna Unzueta
See also
References
- ^ a b "Whitney Museum Announces 2026 Biennial Curators". NY TIMES.
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (2024-08-06). "Whitney Museum Picks Marcela Guerrero, Drew Sawyer to Curate 2026 Whitney Biennial". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Whitney Museum selects two staff curators to lead 2026 biennial". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer Announced as Curators for the 2026 Whitney Biennial". Observer. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ Belci, Theo (2026-03-08). "Opening Day: Theo Belci's Best and Worst of the Whitney Biennial". Artforum. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ^ "The Whitney Biennial Is Here". Hyperallergic. 2026-03-10. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ^ "Whitney Biennial 2026". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- ^ "These Are the Artists in the 2026 Whitney Biennial". Hyperallergic. 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
Further reading
Reviews
- Watlington, Emily (1 March 2026). "The Whitney Biennial Swaps Identity Politics for Infrastructural Interventions. The Verdict: All Systems Go". Art in America. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- Durón, Maximilíano; Greenberger, Alex (3 March 2026). "Our Critics Are Split on the Weirdest Whitney Biennial in Recent Memory". ARTnews. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- Zhang, Lisa Yin; Vartanian, Hrag; Amin, Lakshmi Rivera (3 March 2026). "First Impressions From the 2026 Whitney Biennial". Hyperallergic. Introduction by Bishara, Hakim. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- Davis, Ben (4 March 2026). "The 2026 Whitney Biennial Just Wants You to Feel Something". Artnet News. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- Vincler, John (4 March 2026). "Is the 82nd Whitney Biennial Weird Enough to Match Our Chaotic National Mood? John Vincler Thinks So". Critic's Table. Cultured. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- D'Souza, Aruna (5 March 2026). "The Polycrisis Sublime of the Whitney Biennial". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- Lossin, R.H. (5 March 2026). "Whitney Biennial 2026". e-flux. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- Carollo, Elisa (6 March 2026). "The 2026 Whitney Biennial Delivers American Art for a Fractured Age". Observer. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- Cotter, Holland (6 March 2026). "The Show the Art World Loves to Hate Gets a Soul". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- Kelly, Brian P. (6 March 2026). "'Whitney Biennial 2026' Review: Somnolent Survey". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- Wu, Jenny (6 March 2026). "Whitney Biennial 2026 Review: The Revolution Will Be Cute". ArtReview. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- Baker, R.C. (7 March 2026). "Top of the POPS: The Whitney Biennial Does Its Best to Catch the Zeitgeist in a Bottle". The Village Voice. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- Jovanovich, Alex (8 March 2026). "Opening Day: Alex Jovanovich's Whitney Biennial Standouts". Artforum. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- Wetzler, Rachel (8 March 2026). "Opening Day: Rachel Wetzler's Mini-Tour of the Whitney Biennial". Artforum. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- Belci, Theo (8 March 2026). "Opening Day: Theo Belci's Best and Worst of the Whitney Biennial". Artforum. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- O'Neill-Butler, Lauren (11 March 2026). "Whitney Biennial 2026: An Underwhelming Show for Overwhelming Times". frieze. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- Davis, Ben (17 March 2026). "The Tensions Seething Beneath the Surface of the 2026 Whitney Biennial". Artnet News. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- Escalante-De Mattei, Shanti (17 March 2026). "In the Whitney Biennial, Artists Explore the Horrifying Boundary Between Human and Machine". ARTnews. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- Huberdeau, Jennifer (18 March 2026). "Review: Whitney Biennial 2026 trades spectacle for introspection and urgency". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- Bishara, Hakim (20 March 2026). "The Whitney Biennial Is for the Faint-Hearted". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- Als, Hilton (23 March 2026). "Under the Influence at the Whitney Biennial". The New Yorker. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- Szremski, Ania (10 April 2026). "Whitney Biennial 2026". 4Columns. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- Siegel, Harmon (29 April 2026). "Hard Feelings: The Whitney Biennial's Aesthetics of Vulnerability". Artforum. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- Ginsberg, Zachary (May 2026). "'The best work is chronically online': at the Whitney Biennial". Apollo. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- Perl, Jed (14 May 2026). "Art for Our Age of Chaos". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- Goukassian, Elena; Sutton, Benjamin (1 June 2026). "The 2026 Whitney Biennial in five key themes". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 4 June 2026.