Whitney Biennial Review

The work in the Whitney show was disapointing. I felt I easily could have had work in the collection. A few of the larger works were ok but there was no direction or common thread. A room full of flower paintings seemed ridiculous with what is going on in the street painting scene. I have books in my library of contemporary art that hold more talent than what was on display in the Whitney.
Some of the video was interesting for instance the herse with the image on the windshield. Also the room full of the photos of the war victim did also hold some weight, with what is going on in our society. I rushed through the museum and did take down a few names of pieces I felt were interesting but the content was either too strong or lacking.
The installation outside titled "Cosmology of Yard" by Theaster Gates had a strong presence. The work had a video showing the making of the hundreds of wooden "pieces". There also was a sound method which is also used in new media. There was other video in the show but I feel this one related to its environment and had no shock value which seemed overpowering in the other videos. You did not have to watch long to understand what was going on in the video. The sounds on the other hand more directly related to the process of the work of the installation like monks copying books by hand in old times! You could hear the chanting sounds from the sidewalk and passerbyes were drawn in to see where the sound was coming from.
I feel the piece held standards of new and old media which was original for the biennial. There was content but as a viewer you still question what you are looking at. Why it was outside in the rain I do not know?