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Article: VOA NEWS: WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY, BIENNIAL 2006
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 11, 2006
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The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Joseph Mok
New York's Whitney Museum of American Art this summer celebrates its 75th anniversary - along with its every-other-year exhibit, called Biennial 2006. The museum is a leading advocate of 20th and 21st century American Art. VOA's Joseph Mok reports on some of the provocative artworks on display and some great artists who contribute significantly to the collection. Elaine Lu narrates.
A pair of shards-studded shoes, a baby with a head covered by a toy frog, a cracked heel on a stiletto.
These are artworks on display at the Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night. The title is taken from the well-known 1973 Francois Truffaut film, ...