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The 2014 Whitney Biennial will be directed by three curators from outside the Museum.

Anthony Elms, Stuart Comer, and Michelle Grabner. Photograph by Filip Wolak

Whitney Biennial 2014

March, 7 – May, 25, 2014

The 2014 Whitney Biennial will take a bold new form as three curators from outside the Museum—Stuart Comer (Chief Curator of Media and Performance Art at MoMA), Anthony Elms (Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia), and Michelle Grabner (artist and Professor in the Painting and Drawing Department at the School of the Art Institute, Chicago)—each oversee one floor, representing a range of geographic vantages and curatorial methodologies.

Donna De Salvo, Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Programs at the Whitney, noted: “The 2014 Biennial brings together the findings of three curators with very distinct points of view. There is little overlap in the artists they have selected and yet there is common ground. This can be seen in their choice of artists working in interdisciplinary ways, artists working collectively, and artists from a variety of generations. Together, the 103 participants offer one of the broadest and most diverse takes on art in the United States that the Whitney has offered in many years.”

This Biennial will be the last to take place in the Whitney Museum of American Art’s building at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street before the Museum moves downtown to its new building in the spring of 2015. This is the 77th in the Museum’s ongoing series of Annuals and Biennials begun in 1932 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.

Whitney curators Elisabeth Sussman and Jay Sanders, who organized the widely acclaimed 2012 Biennial, will advise on the exhibition.

Artist List:

Academy Records and Matt Hanner
Founded 2000; based in Chicago, IL
Matt Hanner: born 1971 in Columbus, OH;
died 2011 in Porter, IN

Terry Adkins
Born 1953 in Washington, DC
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, and Philadelphia, PA

Etel Adnan
Born 1925 in Beirut, Lebanon
Lives and works in Sausalito, CA, and Paris, France

Alma Allen
Born 1970 in Heber City, UT
Lives and works in Joshua Tree, CA

Ei Arakawa and Carissa Rodriguez
Arakawa: Born 1977 in Fukushima, Japan
Rodriguez: Born 1970 in New York, NY
Live and work in New York, NY

Uri Aran
Born 1977 in Jerusalem, Israel
Lives and works in New York, NY

Robert Ashley and Alex Waterman
Ashley: Born 1930 in Ann Arbor, MI
Waterman: Born 1975 in Portsmouth, VA
Live and work in New York, NY

Michel Auder
Born 1945 in Soissons, France
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Lisa Anne Auerbach
Born 1967 in Ann Arbor, MI
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Julie Ault
Born 1957 in Boston, MA
Lives and works in Joshua Tree, CA and New York, NY

Darren Bader
Born 1978 in Bridgeport, CT
Lives and works in New York, NY

Kevin Beasley
Born 1985 in Lynchburg, VA
Lives and works in New York, NY

Gretchen Bender
Born 1951 in Seaford, DE
Died 2004 in New York, NY

Stephen Berens 
Born 1952 in Fort Collins, CO
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Dawoud Bey
Born 1953 in Queens, NY
Lives and works in Chicago, IL

Jennifer Bornstein
Born 1970 in Seattle, WA
Lives and works in New York, NY, and Berlin, Germany

Andrew Bujalski
Born 1977 in Boston, MA
Lives and works in Austin, TX

Elijah Burgher
Born 1978 in Kingston, NY
Lives and works in Chicago, IL

Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel, and Sensory Ethnography Lab
Castaing-Taylor: Born 1966 in Liverpool, UK
Paravel: Born 1971 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Live and work in Boston, MA, and Paris, France
Sensory Ethnography Lab founded by Lucien Castaing-Taylor in 2006

Sarah Charlesworth
Born 1947 in East Orange, NJ
Died 2013 in Hartford, CT

Critical Practices Inc.
Founded in 2010; based in New York, NY

Matthew Deleget
Born 1972 in Hammond, IN
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

David Diao
Born 1943 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Lives and works in New York, NY

Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst
Drucker: Born 1983 in Syracuse, NY
Ernst: Born 1982 in Pomona, CA
Live and work in Los Angeles, CA

Paul Druecke 
Born 1964 in Milwaukee, WI
Lives and works in Milwaukee, WI

Jimmie Durham
Born 1940 in Washington, AR
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany

Rochelle Feinstein
Born 1947 in New York, NY
Lives and works in New York, NY

Radamés “Juni” Figueroa
Born 1982 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Lives and works in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Morgan Fisher
Born 1942 in Washington, DC
Lives and works in Santa Monica, CA

Louise Fishman
Born 1939 in Philadelphia, PA
Lives and works in New York, NY

Victoria Fu
Born 1978 in Santa Monica, CA
Lives and works in San Diego, CA, and Los Angeles, CA

Gaylen Gerber with David Hammons, Sherrie Levine, and Trevor Shimizu
Gerber: Born 1955 in McAllen, TX;
lives and works in Chicago, IL
Hammons: Born 1943 in Springfield, IL;
lives and works in New York, NY
Levine: Born 1947 in Hazelton, PA;
lives and works in New York, NY
Shimizu: Born 1978 in Hawaii;
lives and works in New York, NY

Jeff Gibson
Born 1958 in Brisbane, Australia
Lives and works in New York, NY

Tony Greene curated by Richard Hawkins and Catherine Opie
Born 1955 in San Francisco, CA
Died 1990 in Los Angeles, CA

Joseph Grigely
Born 1956 in East Longmeadow, MA
Lives and works in Chicago, IL

Miguel Gutierrez
Born 1971 in Flushing, NY
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Karl Haendel
Born 1976 in New York, NY
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Philip Hanson
Born 1943 in Chicago, IL
Lives and works in Chicago, IL

Jonn Herschend 
Born 1967 in Branson, MO
Lives and works in San Francisco, CA

Sheila Hicks
Born 1934 in Hastings, NE
Lives and works in New York, NY, and Paris, France

Channa Horwitz
Born 1932 in Los Angeles, CA
Died 2013 in Los Angeles, CA

HOWDOYOUSAYYAMINAFRICAN?
A global collective; founded in 2013

Susan Howe
Born 1937 in Boston, MA
Lives and works in Guilford, CA

Jacqueline Humphries 
Born 1960 in New Orleans, LA
Lives and works in New York, NY

Gary Indiana
Born 1950 in Derry, NH
Lives and works in New York, NY, and Los Angeles, CA

Doug Ischar
Born 1948 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Lives and works in Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA

Carol Jackson
Born 1962 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Chicago, IL

Travis Jeppesen
Born 1979 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Lives and works in London, England, and Berlin, Germany

Alex Jovanovich
Born 1975 in Hobart, Indiana
Lives and works in Bronx, NY

Angie Keefer
Born 1977 in Huntsville, AL
Lives and works in New York, NY

Ben Kinmont
Born 1963 in Burlington, VT
Lives and works in Sebastopol, CA

Shio Kusaka
Born 1972 in Japan
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Yve Laris Cohen
Born 1985 in San Diego, CA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Chris Larson
Born 1966 in St. Paul, MN
Lives and works in St. Paul, MN

Diego Leclery 
Born 1978 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Lives and works in New York, NY

Zoe Leonard 
Born 1961 in Liberty, NY
Lives and works in New York, NY

Tony Lewis
Born 1986 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Chicago, IL

Pam Lins
Born in Lake Forest, IL
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Fred Lonidier
Born 1942 in Lakeview, OR
Lives and works in San Diego, CA

Ken Lum
Born 1956 in Vancouver, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver and Philadelphia, PA

Shana Lutker
Born 1978 in Northport, NY
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Dashiell Manley
Born 1983 in Fontana, CA
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

John Mason
Born 1927 in Madrid, NE
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Keith Mayerson
Born 1966 in Cincinnati, OH
Lives and works in New York, NY

Suzanne McClelland 
Born 1959 in Jacksonville, FL
Lives and works in New York, NY

Dave McKenzie
Born 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Bjarne Melgaard
Born 1967 in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in New York, NY

Rebecca Morris
Born 1969 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Joshua Mosley
Born 1974 in Dallas, TX
Lives and works in Philadelphia, PA

My Barbarian (Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon and Alexandro Segade)
Founded in 2000; based in New York, NY, and Los Angeles, CA

Dona Nelson
Born 1947 in Grand Island, NE
Lives and works in Lansdale, PA, and New York, NY

Ken Okiishi
Born 1978 in Ames, IA
Lives and works in New York, NY, and Berlin, Germany

Pauline Oliveros
Born 1932 in Houston, TX
Lives and works in Kingston, NY

Joel Otterson
Born 1959 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Laura Owens
Born 1970 in Euclid, OH
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Paul P.
Born 1977 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Lives and works in New York, NY, and Paris, France

taisha paggett
Born 1976 in Fresno, CA
Lives and works in Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA

Charlemagne Palestine
Born 1947 in Brooklyn, NY
Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium

Public Collectors
Founded in 2007; based in Chicago, IL

Sara Greenberger Rafferty
Born 1978 in Evanston, IL
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Steve Reinke with Jessie Mott
Reinke: Born 1963 in Eganville, Ontario, Canada
Mott: Born 1980 in New York, NY
Live and work in Chicago, IL

David Robbins
Born 1957 in Whitefish Bay, WI
Lives and works in Shorewood, WI

Sterling Ruby
Born 1972 in Bitburg, Germany
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Miljohn Ruperto
Born 1971 in Manila, Philippines
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Jacolby Satterwhite
Born 1986 in Columbia, SC
Lives and works in New York, NY

Peter Schuyff 
Born 1958 in Baarn, Netherlands
Lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Allan Sekula
Born 1951 in Erie, PA
Died 2013 in Los Angeles, CA

Semiotext(e)
Founded in 1974; based in Los Angeles, CA

Amy Sillman
Born 1955 in Detroit, MI
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Valerie Snobeck and Catherine Sullivan
Snobeck: Born 1980 in Wadena, MN;
lives and works in New York, NY
Sullivan: Born 1968 in Los Angeles, CA;
lives and works in Chicago, IL

A.L. Steiner
Born 1967 in Miami, FL
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Emily Sundblad
Born 1977 in Dalsjöfors, Sweden
Lives and works in New York, NY

Ricky Swallow
Born 1974 in San Remo, Australia
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Tony Tasset
Born 1960 in Cincinnati, OH
Lives and works in Chicago, IL

Sergei Tcherepnin
Born 1981 in Watertown, MA
Lives and works in New York, NY

Triple Canopy
Founded in 2007; based in Brooklyn, NY

Philip Vanderhyden
Born 1978 in Menasha, WI
Lives and works in New York, NY

Pedro Vélez
Born 1973 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Lives and works in Chicago, IL, and Milwaukee, WI

Charline von Heyl
Born 1960 in Mainz, Germany
Lives and works in New York, NY

David Foster Wallace
Born 1962 in Ithaca, NY
Died 2008 in Claremont, CA

Dan Walsh
Born 1960 in Philadelphia, PA
Lives and works in New York, NY

Donelle Woolford 
Born 1977 in Conyers, GA
Lives and works in New York, NY

Molly Zuckerman-Hartung 
Born 1975 in Los Gatos, CA
Lives and works in Chicago, IL

Anthony Elms, Stuart Comer, and Michelle Grabner. Photograph by Filip Wolak

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