The Whitney Biennial Isn't As Bad as It Looks
But it sure does make a poor first impression.
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But it sure does make a poor first impression.
Ben Davis on "Quiet As It's Kept: The Whitney Biennial 2022," a show that goes to eerie lengths to get its viewers to slow down.
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<p>Memorials – from Peter Eisenman's Holocaust Memorial in Berlin to David Adjaye and Ron Arad's in London – are less about quiet contemplation of the past than direct confrontation with the present</p>