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A deep look at a contemporary artist whose work highlights how the
rise of technology and corporate capitalism have disrupted our
lives and polarized society One of the most thought-provoking
artists of his generation, Josh Kline (b. 1979) creates
installations, sculptures, videos, and photographs that address the
ways new technologies affect how people live and work. Engaging
with a range of concerns that impact the entire labor force, from
essential workers to the creative class, Kline demonstrates how
climate change, automation, disease, and politics have shaped our
identities. At a time when so many aspects of life are under
threat, Kline takes an unflinching look at how we got here and
boldly imagines a more equitable and empathetic future. Kline's art
demonstrates the ways technology has widened and reinforced the gap
of inequity in America, while also carrying the potential to make a
fairer world. "As an artist who's thinking about the consequences
of technological innovation," Kline has said, "I think there's an
obligation to raise questions about who benefits." His ongoing
cycle of installations (Freedom, 2014-16; Unemployment, 2015-16,
Civil War, 2016-19; Climate Change, 2019- ) that imagine the next
hundred years of society are featured in this book, along with his
earlier bodies of work, Creative Labor (2009- ) and Blue Collars
(2014- ) and production images and concept sketches for his newest
works that are published here for the first time. Distributed for
the Whitney Museum of American Art Exhibition Schedule: Whitney
Museum of American Art, New York (April 19-August 13, 2023)
Always highly anticipated and beautifully packaged, this book is an
essential record of the current trends in contemporary art in
America Since its introduction by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in
1932, the Whitney Biennial has charted new developments in art and
brought emerging artists to light. The first to be held in the
Whitney's critically acclaimed new building in Manhattan's
meatpacking district, the 2017 Biennial is curated by Christopher
Y. Lew and Mia Locks. Lew and Locks are working in collaboration
with a small group of advisors, including Scott Rothkopf, Negar
Azimi, Gean Moreno, Aily Nash, and Wendy Yao. With a history of
exhibiting work by the most promising and influential artists and
provoking debate, the Biennial-the Museum's signature exhibition-is
the longest running survey of American art. This handsome book
features texts and images representing the Biennial participants,
artists who work in a variety of media including painting,
sculpture, photography, film, and performance, as well as essays by
the two curators and contributions by the advisors. As a record of
the artists and ideas presented in this important survey
exhibition, this catalogue serves as an essential resource on
current trends in contemporary art in the United States. For more
information on the 2017 Whitney Biennial and its participating
artists, visit www.whitney.org. Distributed for the Whitney Museum
of American Art Exhibition Schedule: Whitney Museum of American
Art, New York (03/17/16-06/11/17)
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