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| Kiyan Williams "Ruins of Empire" |
It was almost as if the Whitney Museum of American Art didn't want us there for the press preview of their 2024 Biennial -- titled "Even Better than the Real Thing." (The title is supposed to refer to Artificial Intelligence and the like, but the exhibit had little to show on that.)
The day before, they cancelled the usual opening reception -- traditionally a posh affair with fresh pastries, fresh-roasted coffee and boasting "remarks" by curators and museum bigs. Instead they offered lukewarm coffee and an unsupervised stroll through a mostly morose collection of new and not-so-new works.
