The exhibition’s title is a satirical jab at similar museum-based surveys that attempt to capture contemporary photographic vectors but are constrained by unwieldy bureaucracy. The curators’ hope is that a more intimate approach will yield a more nuanced set of relationships. By most measures, they’ve succeeded.
Spread across two contrasting floors at the Whitney Museum, the 2022 edition of this storied survey spotlights not only what's new in art, but also how creative expression mirrors our times.