Best of the 2010 Whitney Biennial
The premier American art exhibition is smaller and more fun this year, and pays tribute to “the coolest artist of all”—in the White House. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

Aurel Schmidt / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Pencil, colored pencil, acrylic, beer, dirt, and blood on paper. 84 x 48 in.
Aurel Schmidt / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Ink on paper, 47 x 31 1/2 in.
Charles Ray / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Colored pencil on paper. 14 x 11 in.
Martin Kersels / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

from _Marine Wedding_, 2006/2008. Pigment print. 10 x 15 in.
Nina Berman / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Pen with ink on paper. 87.5 x 240 in.
Dawn Clements

Clay, wood, wire, styrofoam, aluminum, cast-iron, acrylic paint, paper, and charcoal. 93 x 28 x 92 in.
Huma Bhabha / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Bronze. 43 x 48 x 85 in.
George Condo / Courtesy of the Whitney Museum

Ink, gouache, and colored pencil on paper. 58 x 42.
Storm Tharp / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Video, transferred to DVD, color, sound. 12:48 min.
Josephine Meckseper / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

7:32 min. loop. Courtesy Ratio 3, San Fransico
Ari Marcopoulos / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Single channel video projection, black and white, sound; 5:11. Dance performed by Taisha Paggett and costume by Leah Piehl. Courtesy Francesca Kaufmann, Milan.
Kelly Nipper / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Oil on linen. 18 x 15 in.
Lesley Vance / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Oil on canvas. 93 x 120 in.
Scott Short / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Cotton and polyester. 114 x 258 in.
Pae White / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

Watercolor on paper. 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
Robert Williams / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum
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