Ben Davis (Artnet) looks at the Whitney Biennial, the Carnegie International, and Greater New York. We are excited to see that at least two artists with Caribbean heritage— Taína Cruz and Jonathan González, linked to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, respectively— are featured in this article about “what will define art in 2026.”
In the coming weeks and months, three major surveys will open: the soon-to-arrive Whitney Biennial (March 8–August 23), Greater New Yorkat MoMA PS1 (April 16–August 17), and the Carnegie Internationalin Pittsburgh (May 2–January 3, 2027). The three address different geographic registers: New York, the United States, and the world. And yet, scanning the tea leaves of their artist lists for clues, some patterns emerge. [. . .]
Artists of the Moment
Most obviously, a handful of artists are shared across the events, suggesting shared curatorial thinking. Taína Cruz and Akira Ikezoe will be in both the Whitney Biennial and Greater New York. Cruz, a 2025 graduate of Yale’s star-making painting program, has said that she works with references to Tumblr, horror, and African American and Caribbean folklore. [. . .]
Jonathan González, meanwhile, has gotten the nod from both the Whitney and the Carnegie. González is the author of Ways to Move: Black Insurgent Grammars (2025), and known for site-specific choreographic work based on research into Black history. For the Carnegie, expect a project called Strike Breakers, keyed to that museum’s Grand Staircase. [. . .]
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Ben Davis (Artnet) looks at the Whitney Biennial, the Carnegie International, and Greater New York. We are excited to see that at least two artists with Caribbean heritage— Taína Cruz and Jonathan González, linked to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, respectively— are featured in this article about “what will define art in 2026.” In the