惠特(te)(te)尼(ni)(ni)雙年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)展(zhan)(zhan)是兩(liang)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)一度(du)的美(mei)國(guo)當代藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)展(zhan)(zhan)覽,通常展(zhan)(zhan)示(shi)青年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)家(jia)(jia)作(zuo)品(pin)(pin),在惠特(te)(te)尼(ni)(ni)美(mei)國(guo)藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)博物(wu)館展(zhan)(zhan)出,以(yi)推動美(mei)國(guo)式前(qian)衛藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)為(wei)宗旨,已成為(wei)美(mei)國(guo)當代新潮藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)的風向標,也成為(wei)美(mei)國(guo)藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)家(jia)(jia)進軍世界舞(wu)臺的演(yan)習場。該(gai)雙年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)展(zhan)(zhan)由惠特(te)(te)尼(ni)(ni)博物(wu)館的創(chuang)始人格特(te)(te)魯德(de)·惠特(te)(te)尼(ni)(ni)于1932年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)發起(qi)創(chuang)立(li),起(qi)初為(wei)每(mei)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)一度(du)的年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)度(du)展(zhan)(zhan)覽,自1973年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)開始,展(zhan)(zhan)覽形式改為(wei)每(mei)兩(liang)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)舉(ju)辦一次(ci)不同(tong)媒材的藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)作(zuo)品(pin)(pin)展(zhan)(zhan)覽。惠特(te)(te)尼(ni)(ni)雙年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)展(zhan)(zhan)被普(pu)遍(bian)認為(wei)是藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)界的領先展(zhan)(zhan)覽之一,呈(cheng)現(xian)美(mei)國(guo)當代藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)的前(qian)沿趨勢,格魯吉亞·奧(ao)基芙、杰克遜·波(bo)洛克和杰夫·昆(kun)斯等(deng)藝(yi)(yi)術(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)家(jia)(jia)都(dou)曾在惠特(te)(te)尼(ni)(ni)雙年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)展(zhan)(zhan)上嶄露頭角。
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