Critique of Inequality Is Aimed in All Directions at the 2019 Whitney Biennial

Paddy Johnson | Observer | 15th May 2019

The Whitney Biennial aims high – to profile “relevant and important” American art. As you might expect, it can’t satisfy everyone. Increased diversity of artists represented gets applause. From there, complaints. For one “There’s a lot to like … but there’s not a lot to love.” Another laments an absence of “the irresponsible joy of aesthetic experience”. Images are here.