HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2024 WHITNEY BIENNIAL “EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING”

The Whitney Museum of American Art opened their latest Biennial on March 20th titled “Even Better Than the Real Thing”. Featuring creations from 71 artists and collectives, spanning various mediums and fields, reflecting the changing landscape of American art. The 2024 Biennial marks the 81st edition of the Museum’s landmark exhibition series, the longest-running survey of American art. 

Co-organizers Chrissie Iles and Meg Onli started curating in 2022 by meeting artists around the world. Most artists reflected on how their creative processes had adapted based on a world recovering from COVID-19. 

Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing is focuses on ideas of “the real” to acknowledge that, today, society is at an inflection point, in part brought on by artificial intelligence challenging what we consider to be real, as well as critical discussions about identity. Many of the artists presenting works explore the fluidity of identity and form, historical and current land stewardship, and concepts of embodiment, among other urgent throughlines.

Check out our photo coverage and for more on the biennial click HERE. 

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