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Best of the 2010 Whitney Biennial

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Published Feb. 24 2010 10:31AM EST

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---aurel-schmidt_znld5u — Aurel Schmidt / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---aurel-schmidt_kgt6xx — Pencil, colored pencil, acrylic, beer, dirt, and blood on paper. 84 x 48 in.
Aurel Schmidt / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---charles-ray_mgvkbx — Ink on paper, 47 x 31 1/2 in.
Charles Ray / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---martin-kersels_xlpif1 — Colored pencil on paper. 14 x 11 in.
Martin Kersels / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---nina-berman_fbopz7 — from _Marine Wedding_, 2006/2008. Pigment print. 10 x 15 in.
Nina Berman / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---dawn-clements_rj9fll — Pen with ink on paper. 87.5 x 240 in.
Dawn Clements

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---huma-bhabha_nqvsxm — 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

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---george-condo_a7lwuq — Bronze. 43 x 48 x 85 in.
George Condo / Courtesy of the Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---storm-tharp_txxbyu — Ink, gouache, and colored pencil on paper. 58 x 42.
Storm Tharp / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---josephine-meckseper_nxfdqb — Video, transferred to DVD, color, sound. 12:48 min.
Josephine Meckseper / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---ari-marcopoulos_f1cwqd — 7:32 min. loop. Courtesy Ratio 3, San Fransico
Ari Marcopoulos / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---kelly-nipper_m2qt9l — 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

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---lesley-vance_xshitq — Oil on linen. 18 x 15 in.
Lesley Vance / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---scott-short_snwmfq — Oil on canvas. 93 x 120 in.
Scott Short / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---pae-white_phddmr — Cotton and polyester. 114 x 258 in.
Pae White / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

galleries/2010/02/24/best-of-the-2010-whitney-biennial/whitney-bennial-art---robert-williams_iwcfoy — Watercolor on paper. 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
Robert Williams / Courtesy of The Whitney Museum

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