... Michael Rakowitz, declined to show at the biennial. The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, United States.The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973. On View ‘We Were Seeing and Feeling Anxiety’: The Whitney Biennial Curators on How Artists’ Struggle With Debt and Real Estate Shaped the 2019 Show Curators Jane Panetta and Rujeko Hockley have been visiting artists over the past year in search of the most important and relevant work. Politics Eight Artists Withdraw Their Work From the Whitney Biennial as Protest of Warren Kanders Spreads to the Museum’s Marquee Show. Whitney Biennial 2019: why is this year's show so safe? The Whitney Biennial 2019 opens this week on May 17 and runs through September 22. Curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta, the foremost exhibition of contemporary American art, will feature the work of seven SAIC alums. This is a complete list of Whitney Biennial curators who have curated or are scheduled to curate the Whitney Biennial exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, United States.The Whitney Biennial began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973. The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York has announced that 75 artists have been selected to present work in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, co-organized by two of the institution’s curators, Jane Panetta and Rujeko Hockley. The Whitney Museum in New York has revealed the list for this year’s Whitney Biennial, which aims to offer a wide-ranging view of American art today. For most artists, inclusion in the 2019 Whitney Biennial is not only a tangible milestone but also an affirmation of their work and an encouragement to keep going. Exhibitions Here Are the 75 Artists Appearing in the 2019 Whitney Biennial—and the One Who Declined in Protest. This will be the 79th in the long-running series of exhibitions launched by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who founded the museum in 1932. “One artist dropped out so it certainly was a concern to us,” said Hockley. All the standout artists and highlights not to miss at the Whitney Biennial 2019, opening this week. The Whitney Biennial is an unmissable event for anyone interested in finding out what’s happening in art today.