"Let's say you're a US-based artist and you're dreaming of one day being included in the Whitney Biennial, the pinnacle of market and institutional recognition. If you think the way to get there is simply a combination of hard work and schmoozing, then you're wrong, my friend. That's where art coach Paddy Johnson enters the picture."
"Many assume inclusion is an endorsement of the work's quality, which can further an artist's career. But your art needs to speak to the biennial curators and align with cultural interests. Often, the work selected has a kind of buzz around it that is impossible to engineer."
"Solomon Brager's comic is a semi-personal exploration of "rediscovering" vintage gay adult films from the 1970s and '80s in a moment of rampant state repression, and its revolutionary potential."
Many US artists aspire to the Whitney Biennial as the pinnacle of market and institutional recognition. Inclusion requires more than hard work and networking; it requires work that speaks to biennial curators and aligns with current cultural interests. Selection often follows preexisting buzz that is difficult to manufacture. Coverage notes institutional shifts, legal disputes, and museum leadership changes alongside critical appreciation for artists who merge Abstract Expressionism and Japanese ink painting and for sculptural works with veiled symbolic depth. Comics and criticism highlight rediscovery of vintage gay adult films as politically charged material. Listings provide opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
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