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- ↑ Hill, John. "6 Highlights from the 2022 Whitney Biennial -". World-Architects. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ↑ "The Opening of the Whitney's 80th Biennial | All Of It". WNYC. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- 1 2 Durón, Maximilíano (January 25, 2022). "Taking the Title 'Quiet as It's Kept,' 2022 Whitney Biennial Names 63 Participating Artists". ARTnews.com . Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ↑ Greenberger, Alex (January 26, 2022). "The 2022 Whitney Biennial Artist List By the Numbers: An Older Crowd for a Traditionally Young Exhibition". ARTnews.com . Retrieved February 21, 2022.
