In the words of Roberta Smith for the NYTimes “One of the best Whitney Biennials in recent memory may or may not contain a lot more outstanding art than its predecessors, but that’s not the point. ” Which is something that, based on the images I’ve seen, I mostly agree with. To be fair, I’ve not seen many Whitney Biennials, none in person, in fact, but that doesn’t change my appreciation for the affect of  the “ intimate studio experience rather than work made by assistants or jobbed out to China.”(jerry saltz nymag) With the constant struggle within the art world between art and commerce it’s nice to just see art. I’m not particularly aesthetically drawn to many of these pieces (really not a fan of dance and performance art) but I am drawn to the idea of leaving big business out of the collection. Definitely want to check this out

images via nytimes and nymag