1. Werner Herzog shared slides of work by his favorite artists (Grünewald, da Vinci, Seghers) during today’s talk with Biennial curators Jay Sanders and Elisabeth Sussman. 

  2. “Let me tell you something. You can’t burn a bra anymore.” 

    K8 Hardy talks to The New York Times in advance of her Biennial fashion shows this Sunday, May 20, 2012. 

  3. jmteens:

    Teens from The Whitney’s YI Leaders program gave us a tour of the Biennial on Sunday.  It was really fantastic!  Thank you, Whitney!

  4. Visitors in front of Nicole Eisenman’s monotypes.  lookititookit: Old love at the Whitney Biennial- The Whitney, NYC

    Visitors in front of Nicole Eisenman’s monotypes. 

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    Old love at the Whitney Biennial- The Whitney, NYC

  5. Georgia Sagri, Working the No Work, 2011-12. Video via Vernissage TV

    Sagri will perform on select Fridays and Sundays through May 27, 2012, as part of the Biennial. 

  6. “Art, Ancestry, and Africa: Letting it All Bleed”: Ben Ratliff of The New York Times on BLEED, Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran’s Biennial residency, which took place May 9-13, 2012.  Photograph of Kara Walker performing as Karaoke Walkrrr by Yana Paskova for The New York Times

    “Art, Ancestry, and Africa: Letting it All Bleed”: Ben Ratliff of The New York Times on BLEED, Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran’s Biennial residency, which took place May 9-13, 2012. 

    Photograph of Kara Walker performing as Karaoke Walkrrr by Yana Paskova for The New York Times

  7. Mike Kelley (1954–2012), The Mobile Homestead in front of the abandoned Detroit Central Train Station, 2010. © Mike Kelley. Photograph by Corine Vermuelen MOCA Detroit and Artangel announced today that construction will begin on a full-size replica of Mike Kelley’s childhood home.  From May 16-20, 2012, the Whitney will screen three videos Kelley created during the first phase of the Mobile Homestead project. On May 20 John C. Welchman, co-director of the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, and Scott Benzel, a frequent Kelley collaborator and producer of the Mobile Homestead videos, will discuss the project. 

    Mike Kelley (1954–2012), The Mobile Homestead in front of the abandoned Detroit Central Train Station, 2010. © Mike Kelley. Photograph by Corine Vermuelen

    MOCA Detroit and Artangel announced today that construction will begin on a full-size replica of Mike Kelley’s childhood home. 

    From May 16-20, 2012, the Whitney will screen three videos Kelley created during the first phase of the Mobile Homestead project. On May 20 John C. Welchman, co-director of the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, and Scott Benzel, a frequent Kelley collaborator and producer of the Mobile Homestead videos, will discuss the project. 

  8. Wu Tsang, Production still from WILDNESS, 2012. © Wu Tsang; courtesy the artist  Tsang will join fellow filmmaker Matt Wolf in conversation on Sunday.

    Wu Tsang, Production still from WILDNESS, 2012. © Wu Tsang; courtesy the artist 

    Tsang will join fellow filmmaker Matt Wolf in conversation on Sunday.

  9. Kai Althoff at the Whitney Biennial

    Kai Althoff, Untitled, 2011-12. 

    Kai Althoff has updated his 2nd Floor Biennial installation. It looks quite different!

    Photograph by carolinecblaker

  10. Wu Tsang, Production still from WILDNESS, 2012. © Wu Tsang; courtesy the artist  WILDNESS screens May 9-13, 2012 as part of the 2012 Biennial. The film presents a portrait of the Silver Platter, a historic landmark bar on the east side of Los Angeles that has provided a home for Latin/LGBT immigrant communities since 1963. 

    Wu Tsang, Production still from WILDNESS, 2012. © Wu Tsang; courtesy the artist 

    WILDNESS screens May 9-13, 2012 as part of the 2012 Biennial. The film presents a portrait of the Silver Platter, a historic landmark bar on the east side of Los Angeles that has provided a home for Latin/LGBT immigrant communities since 1963. 

  11. "Break down the art world."  

    LISTEN: Jason Moran, “Break Down”

    Via WNYC’s Soundcheck: Gig Alert: Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran

  12. Wu Tsang, trailer for WILDNESS, 2012.

    May 9-13, 2012: Wu Tsang’s film WILDNESS screens multiple times daily as part of the 2012 Biennial. While you’re at the museum, be sure to check out Tsang’s 4th Floor installation, GREEN ROOM.

  13. Alicia Hall Moran + the motown project at The Highline Ballroom, 2011. They will perform Friday, May 11, 2012 as part of the Biennial. 

    May 9-13, 2012, Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran present BLEED, a line up with wide-ranging content and collaborators. Participants include New York Times op-ed columnist Charles Blow, jazz musician Esperanza Spalding, and visual artist Joan Jonas, among many others.

  14. Dawn Kasper’s final scheduled performance will take place Friday, May 25, 2012. And, of course, she’ll also be in her 3rd Floor space during museum hours.  aaronrichter: Artist Dawn Kasper for Spin. © Aaron Richter

    Dawn Kasper’s final scheduled performance will take place Friday, May 25, 2012. And, of course, she’ll also be in her 3rd Floor space during museum hours. 

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    Artist Dawn Kasper for Spin.

    © Aaron Richter

  15. Christof Migone’s work Hit Parade requires 15 participants to lie face down and pound the floor with a microphone one thousand times using whatever rhythm and intensity they wish.  Hit Parade was performed at the Whitney on May 3, 2012 as part of Arika’s Biennial project, A survey is a process of listening, which continues through Sunday, May 6, 2012.  Photograph courtesy Arika

    Christof Migone’s work Hit Parade requires 15 participants to lie face down and pound the floor with a microphone one thousand times using whatever rhythm and intensity they wish. 

    Hit Parade was performed at the Whitney on May 3, 2012 as part of Arika’s Biennial project, A survey is a process of listening, which continues through Sunday, May 6, 2012. 

    Photograph courtesy Arika