Article: Forget the cowboy boots.(nine artists from Texas in 2000 Biennal Exhibition at Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City)(Brief Article)

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Contemporary art in America is no longer dominated by New York and Los Angeles, as the example of Texas shows

ART boosters in Texas have long boasted that their state was a "third coast" of contemporary art in America. Yet they were never really able to convince New York or California to take them seriously until now. The Texan claim to be a centre of cutting-edge work will be greatly advanced on March 23rd, when the 2000 Biennial Exhibition opens at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

No Whitney Biennial is ever quite like its predecessor. And the novelty this year is that the show's six curators have chosen to take the ...

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