Whitney Biennial 2019
Past editions have sparked debates over identity and representation, but this year, before the list of participants was even released, a Chicago-based artist, Michael Rakowitz, pulled out of the exhibition in a protest against a museum vice chairman, Warren Kanders. Mr. Kanders is the chief executive of a company that manufactures equipment, including body armor and tear gas, for law enforcement agencies and militaries.

Caption: The Whitney Biennial co-curators, Rujeko Hockley (left) and Jane Panetta (right), say the group of artists who participate will include those under pressure from debt and the spiraling costs of studio space.

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