My media feed this week has been lit up with news of arts funding cuts to the US budget, along with rave reviews of the newly opened Whitney Biennial in New York-- these two arts news stories of course go hand in hand. Just this past week in my Contemporary Art History seminar, we were studying and discussing the 1993 Whitney Biennial, which was a watershed exhibition and moment in the art world that saw the reawakening of political activism and identity politics on the heels of the late 1980's and early 1990's culture wars (under George H.W. Bush). With so many parallels between that moment and today, it is no surprise that we are witness to renewed attention on large scale group art exhibitions and what they signal for the broader social body. As we welcome spring this week, I am certain more and more attention will be paid to the awakening social conscience of the art world. Enjoy the links and take some time this week to celebrate the equinox. We all deserve some warmth!
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