Whitney Biennial 2017 opens in New York City
New York, NY, 13th March, 2017: Fueled by anger and angst over recent political events and economics, the 2017 Whitney Biennial surveying the current state of American art opens to the public on March 17 and runs through June 11. Showcasing the work of 63 artists, this biennial is the first to be held in the Whitney Museum of American Art’s home in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan. More gallery space has been devoted to this exhibition than was ever before possible since the first Whitney Biennial, which was held in 1932. Aliza Nisenbaum, who has five paintings in the show, frequently depicts undocumented immigrants, many of whom she first met while she was teaching a class called “English through Art History.” In this painting, “MOIA’S NYC Women’s Cabinet,” Nisenbaum depicts a group of women convened to discuss ways to help young, female immigrants. The artist herself appears at left, in a striped shirt. In the background, she has reproduced a Mexican print from the 1950s showing a seamstresses’ union strike. This image of women marching in solidarity resonated with Nisenbaum and her experience working with the Women’s Cabinet. (Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Alamy Live News)
Whitney Biennial 2017 opens in New York City
New York, NY, 13th March, 2017: Fueled by anger and angst over recent political events and economics, the 2017 Whitney Biennial surveying the current state of American art opens to the public on March 17 and runs through June 11. Showcasing the work of 63 artists, this biennial is the first to be held in the Whitney Museum of American Art’s home in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan. More gallery space has been devoted to this exhibition than was ever before possible since the first Whitney Biennial, which was held in 1932. Aliza Nisenbaum, who has five paintings in the show, frequently depicts undocumented immigrants, many of whom she first met while she was teaching a class called “English through Art History.” In this painting, “MOIA’S NYC Women’s Cabinet,” Nisenbaum depicts a group of women convened to discuss ways to help young, female immigrants. The artist herself appears at left, in a striped shirt. In the background, she has reproduced a Mexican print from the 1950s showing a seamstresses’ union strike. This image of women marching in solidarity resonated with Nisenbaum and her experience working with the Women’s Cabinet. (Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Alamy Live News)