Producer Picks: The Whitney Biennial

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 26, 2022

[REBROADCAST FROM April 6, 2022] Today is the opening of the Whitney's 80th Biennial, in which the museum surveys the landscape of contemporary art. The show, titled, Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet As It's Kept, features artist from around the country, from New York City, to Puerto Rico, to Kansas. David Breslin, director of Curatorial Initiatives, and Adrienne Edwards, director of Curatorial Affairs, join us to speak about the show and the current state of American art. Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet As It's Kept is on view until September 5.

This segment was chosen by our producer Luke Green.

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