Whitney Biennial Artists Announced, a Pink Paint for Everyone But Anish Kapoor

Among the 63 chosen artists, nearly half are women.

William Pope.L, Trinket (2008). Installation in the Exhibition Hall of the Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO, hosted by Grand Arts. (
William Pope.L’s Trinket (2008), on view at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO. Pope.L has been chosen to participate in the 2017 Whitney Biennial. Photo by E.G. Shempf, Courtesy of the artist and MOCA)

In march 2017, the Whitney Biennial will be held for the first time at the museum’s new downtown digs in the Meatpacking District. Among the 63 chosen artists, there are ”nearly as many women as men” and “a large delegation from California,” according to the Times’ Robin Pobregin. (The New York Times)

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In response to Anish Kapoor’s monopoly over the blackest pigment in the world, Vantablack, artist Stuart Semple has created the pinkest-pink paint and it’s available for anyone except Kapoor to use. (The Creators Project)

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Whitney Biennial Artists Announced, a Pink Paint for Everyone But Anish Kapoor