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Whitney Biennial 2024 Announces 71 Artists Exploring 'The Real' Amid AI and Identity Debates

exhibition · 2026-04-20

Opening on March 20, 2024, the Whitney Biennial, named 'Even Better Than the Real Thing,' showcases 71 artists and collectives. Curated by Chrissie Iles, Meg Onli, Min Sun Jeon, and Beatriz Cifuentes, this exhibition delves into contemporary ideas surrounding reality, shaped by discussions on AI and identity. The artists investigate themes of fluid identities and the stewardship of historical lands. Iles and Onli also organize performance and film segments, with contributions from guest curators Taja Cheek and Korakrit Arunanondchai. Featured artists include Harmony Hammond, Siku Allooloo, Jes Fan, Isaac Julien, and Mary Kelly. Additionally, the biennial presents posthumous works by Edward Owens and Mavis Pusey, alongside collectives such as Raqs Media Collective and People Who Stutter Create.

Key facts

  • The Whitney Biennial 2024 opens on 20 March.
  • 71 artists and collectives are participating.
  • Curators are Chrissie Iles and Meg Onli, with Min Sun Jeon and Beatriz Cifuentes.
  • The theme focuses on 'the real' amid AI and identity discussions.
  • Performance program guest curator is Taja Cheek.
  • Film program guest curators include Korakrit Arunanondchai, asinnajaq, Greg de Cuir Jr, and Zackary Drucker.
  • Artists include Harmony Hammond, Isaac Julien, and Mary Kelly.
  • Posthumous works by Edward Owens and Mavis Pusey are included.

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  • New York
  • United States
  • Yellowknife
  • Canada
  • Bowser
  • Orange
  • California
  • Brooklyn
  • Los Angeles
  • Zagreb
  • Croatia
  • Santiago
  • Chile
  • Ngulumapu
  • Wallmapu
  • Monterrey
  • Mexico
  • Gallup
  • New Mexico
  • Diné Bikéyah
  • Navajo Nation
  • Portland
  • Oregon
  • Chicago
  • Illinois
  • Beacon
  • Groton
  • Connecticut
  • Norfolk
  • Virginia
  • Scarborough
  • Hong Kong
  • Anchorage
  • Alaska
  • Dënéndeh
  • Dena’ina Ełnena
  • Red Bluff
  • Mexico City
  • Evanston
  • Long Beach
  • Galisteo
  • St. Louis
  • Missouri
  • Coralville
  • Iowa
  • Baltimore
  • Maryland
  • Philadelphia
  • Pennsylvania
  • Boston
  • Massachusetts
  • Louisville
  • Kentucky
  • Red Hook
  • Johnson City
  • Tennessee
  • Birmingham
  • United Kingdom
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Singapore
  • Guangzhou
  • China
  • London
  • Savannah
  • Georgia
  • Santa Cruz
  • Toronto
  • San Francisco
  • Fort Dodge
  • Sylmar
  • Ancram
  • Port-Harcourt
  • Nigeria
  • Seoul
  • South Korea
  • Anár
  • Sápmi
  • Inari
  • Finland
  • Jåhkåmåhkke
  • Jokkmokk
  • Sweden
  • San Bernardino
  • Columbus
  • Ohio
  • Santo Domingo
  • Dominican Republic
  • Geneva
  • Switzerland
  • Jackson
  • Mississippi
  • Oakland
  • Merida
  • Fort Yates
  • North Dakota
  • Standing Rock Reservation
  • Glorieta
  • Santa Fe
  • Santa Clara Pueblo
  • Seattle
  • Washington
  • Tyre
  • Lebanon
  • Beirut
  • Carson
  • Port of Spain
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Denver
  • Colorado
  • Tucson
  • Arizona
  • Nanaimo
  • Vancouver
  • Hamburg
  • Retreat
  • Jamaica
  • Falmouth
  • Delhi
  • India
  • Bandung
  • Indonesia
  • Yogyakarta
  • Brčko
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Yugoslavia
  • Placitas
  • East Los Angeles
  • Murmansk
  • Russia
  • Espoo
  • Njuorggán
  • Inner Mongolia
  • Telengut
  • Mongolian nations
  • Tiohtià:ke
  • Montreal
  • Porto Alegre
  • Brazil
  • Greensboro
  • North Carolina
  • Ulaanbaatar
  • Mongolia
  • Houston
  • Texas
  • Newark
  • New Jersey
  • Okayama
  • Japan
  • Santa Monica
  • Reading
  • Miami
  • Florida
  • Martinique
  • Italy
  • American Midwest
  • American South
  • New York City

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