Whitney Biennial 2026

Fifty-six intergenerational and international artists explore interspecies kinships, geopolitical entanglements, and shared mythologies across media and strategies.

Why go

The eighty-second Biennial reframes what "American" art means by centering artists from places marked by U.S. power—from Afghanistan to Vietnam—and prioritizes feeling and togetherness over ideological clarity, offering an unusually inclusive and geopolitically aware survey.

What to expect

Works spanning painting, sculpture, video, photography, and installation across floors 1, 5, 6, and 8; a billboard commission on Gansevoort Street; and a rooftop terrace commission. Themes include precarious ecologies, infrastructural networks, and familial relations.

Things to know

• Eighty-second edition of the Whitney's longest-running survey of American art.
• Fifty-six artists, duos, and collectives from across the U.S. and internationally.
• Co-curated by Marcela Guerrero (DeMartini Family Curator) and Drew Sawyer (Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography).
• Includes a billboard across from the Museum's entrance and a Hyundai Terrace Commission.
• Artists' voices central: each participated in conversations with curators, writers, or art historians.
• Spans multiple media and artistic strategies exploring interspecies kinships, geopolitical entanglements, and shared mythologies.

Plan your visit

On view floors 1, 5, 6, and 8. Open March 8–August 23, 2026. Advance tickets recommended. Free admission for ages 25 and under. Accessibility information available on the exhibition page.