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Dawn Kasper's 2012 Whitney Biennial Installation 'This Could Be Something if I Let It'

exhibition · 2026-04-22

Dawn Kasper's artwork, 'This Could Be Something if I Let It, 2012,' was part of the Whitney Biennial held at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City in 2012. The press preview took place on February 27, 2012, with the public opening occurring on March 1 and continuing until May 27. This biennial highlighted a wide array of contemporary artistic expressions, such as installations, photography, sculpture, painting, dance, theater, film, and music. Mario Tama captured images of the installation during the preview, and artcritical documented it on March 17, 2012. Kasper's work featured prominently in the museum's key survey of American contemporary art, available for viewing throughout the exhibition's nearly three-month duration.

Key facts

  • Dawn Kasper created the installation 'This Could Be Something if I Let It, 2012'
  • The work was included in the 2012 Whitney Biennial
  • The press preview took place on February 27, 2012
  • The exhibition ran from March 1 through May 27, 2012
  • The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City hosted the biennial
  • The biennial featured sculpture, photography, painting, installations, dance, theater, film, and music
  • Mario Tama photographed the installation
  • artcritical documented the installation on March 17, 2012

Entities

Artists

  • Dawn Kasper

Institutions

  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • artcritical
  • Getty Images
  • Whitney Biennial

Locations

  • New York City
  • New York
  • United States

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