Whitney Museum selects a staff curator and a stage director to lead 2028 biennial
Meg Onli, who works at the museum and co-curated the 2024 Whitney Biennial, will collaborate with the choreographer and performing arts director Zack Winokur on the next edition
The Whitney Museum of American Art has chosen Meg Onli, an established curator at the institution, and Zack Winokur, a talented choreographer and stage director, to lead the prestigious 2028 Whitney Biennial. The exhibition is scheduled to open in March 2028. According to Scott Rothkopf, the museum's director, Onli is "one of the most compelling curatorial voices working today, with an extraordinary ability to champion artists and bring fresh perspectives to the history of American art."
Meanwhile, Winokur is described as an "inventive artistic programmer" who has made significant contributions to a range of artistic disciplines, including opera, theater, dance, and visual arts.
Onli, who joined the Whitney as a curator-at-large in 2023, has previously co-curated the 2024 Whitney Biennial and the current Roy Lichtenstein retrospective. She is excited about the prospect of exploring new possibilities with Winokur, whose collaborative spirit and innovative approach align with her own vision for the Biennial.
Winokur, who co-founded and serves as the artistic director of the AMOC (American Modern Opera Company), is also enthusiastic about working alongside Onli. He sees their shared focus on centering objects and people as the foundation of their artistic collaboration.
The 2028 Biennial will be the 83rd edition of the exhibition, a key platform for contemporary American art that has evolved from its origins as a series of medium-specific exhibitions in the 1930s to its current biennial format. The Whitney's commitment to presenting diverse and thought-provoking works of art is evident in the museum's recent history, as demonstrated by the 2026 edition, which attracted over 550,000 visitors, a significant portion of whom were Millennials and Gen Z. The previous Whitney Biennial in 2019, which faced controversy due to a single controversial painting, serves as a reminder that even the most ambitious exhibitions can be subject to intense debate and scrutiny.
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