Thirty-Four Countries, One New York Roster: The New Museum Names Its Triennial Artists

The New Museum has released the list of artists for its next Triennial: 36 artists and collectives, drawn from 34 countries. The museum says no earlier edition of the show has reached so far across the map. Virginia Chihota and Mandy El-Sayegh are among the names on the list. Collectives are included next to individual artists, so some of the work will come from groups rather than from one studio. For collectors in New York, the list is worth reading closely now. It is the museum's choice of whom to put in front of the city, made public before any of the work goes up. Thirty-six entries from 34 countries works out to almost one participant per nation, so the show will be broad rather than deep. A visitor walking through the galleries will likely move from one part of the world to another between rooms. That reach is the museum's own measure for this edition, and it is the thing to watch when the show opens here.

With reporting from ARTnews.