Traditionally, the Whitney Annual has been the Reader's Digest of art; a rendered-down sample of the vast range of gallery shows by living American artists. As such it has always been invaluable. There has never been any real pretense that the professional staff of New York's Whitney Museum, who choose the artists, were "objective." Every decision is an act of taste, and so the Whitney's displaynow changed to a biannual, of both painting and sculpture, with 229 works by as many artists packed into four floors of the museum is eagerly watched for...
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