2004 Biennial Exhibition: Whitney Museum of American Art (Whitney Biennial, 2004)

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Summary: Whitney Catalogue
Review: The 2004 Whitney Biennial Exhibition continues through May 30 in New York at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave., and includes film and video screenings, performances staged in the museum and off-site, as well as outdoor projects displayed in Central Park. A catalogue, which comes with a box of limited-edition works by every artist in the exhibition.

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Summary: Walking backwards into the future...
Review: This large catalogue is a beautifully produced publication -- bound with a fuzzy gray cover and silver lettering -- accompanied by a boxed set of contributions (bumper stickers, large postcards, celluloid strips, artist's books, single- and double-folded posters, etc.) designed by each of the artist-participants. No doubt a published work destined to become an item of "reflective nostalgia" for the discerning bibliophile in the not too distant future. I'd suggest you order a copy while you can...