Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night | 
 enlarge | Authors: Chrissie Iles, Philippe Vergne
Publisher: Whitney Museum of American Art
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 202027
Media: Paperback
Pages: 396
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.7 x 2
ISBN: 0874271525
Dewey Decimal Number: 709.73
EAN: 9780874271522
ASIN: 0874271525
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Product Description
A Whitney Museum of American Art PublicationBRBRFeaturing the latest work by emerging and established American artists, IWhitney Biennial 2006/I 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. BRBRThe Biennial has become a measure of the state of contemporary art in America today; as always, it will garner international attention.
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 great document of the times April 8, 2008
photo papa (san Francisco)
I 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.
 Awkward May 31, 2006
Christopher Robbins (Providence, RI, USA)
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
Of 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 of the artists read more like frommers than lonely planet (I.e. positive only), it's hard to value the text too much. Buy the "PS1 Greater New York 2005" instead. You can get more out of the Whitney book by googling the artists' names. br / br /I should say that the introduction by Chrissie Iles and Philippe Vergne is superb, but you can read that online: br / br /[...]
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