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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 709.73 EAN: 9780874271522 ISBN: 0874271525 Label: Whitney Museum of American Art Manufacturer: Whitney Museum of American Art Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 396 Publication Date: April 01, 2006 Publisher: Whitney Museum of American Art Studio: Whitney Museum of American Art Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A Whitney Museum of American Art Publication Featuring the latest work by emerging and established American artists, Whitney Biennial 2006 accompanies the Whitney Museum of American Art's signature survey. The 73rd in a series of exhibitions inaugurated in 1932, this edition is organized by two internationally renowned curators: Chrissie Iles and Philippe Vergne. More than 100 artists and collaborative teams are included-recognized artists as well as those whose work has never before been seen in a major museum. The Biennial has become a measure of the state of contemporary art in America today; as always, it will garner international attention. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - great document of the timesI was given this at the birth of my son so he could know what the art world was like when he was born. I have spent many a moment discovering artists and pouring over the images. There is a very interesting book design with fold out pages. A great survey of artist working in 2006. Rating:  - AwkwardOf course reviewing a book by its cover is ridiculous, but this catalog's cover keeps slipping off, which is annoying enough to merit a mention. And then there are those stupid fold out pages, so I spend half the time like a tourist trying to manage an unruly map, and inevitably they rip. As for the content, well, the text descriptions of some of the artists use interesting terms like "conceptual trigger," but the photos of the art itself are small and dull on thin, uncoated paper. And as the descriptions ... Read More 
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