"The Whitney Museum of American Art has revealed the 56 artists, duos and collectives that will participate in the 2026 Whitney Biennial, the 82nd edition of the most closely-watched recurring exhibition of contemporary art in the United States. The list of participants includes some names that will be familiar to many on the global art circuit-like the conceptual artist Andrea Fraser, the abstractionist Kamrooz Aram, the multihyphenate artist and poet Precious Okoyomon,"
""After more than 300 visits, we found that many of the artists we gravitated toward were exploring various forms of relationality with a particular emphasis on infrastructures," Sawyer added. "In addition to artists from across 25 states, we also invited artists from Afghanistan, Chile, Iraq, Okinawa, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Vietnam and elsewhere-places marked by the reach of US power. Together, these artists' work make space for forms of relation that are intimate, improvised and contested.""
Fifty-six artists, duos and collectives will participate in the 2026 Whitney Biennial, curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer. The curators opted to forego a thematic title and let conversations with artists guide selection. After more than 300 visits, the curators identified work engaging various forms of relationality with a particular emphasis on infrastructures. Participants come from across 25 U.S. states and from countries including Afghanistan, Chile, Iraq, Okinawa, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Vietnam, many places marked by the reach of U.S. power. The exhibition opens 8 March 2026, will occupy most of the Whitney building, and will include performances, public events and online programming.
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