"Whitney Biennial 2024: Art, Politics, and Surprises"

The Whitney Biennial art exhibition featured an installation by artist Demian DinéYazhi’ that included a hidden message spelling out "Free Palestine" in flickering neon lights, unbeknownst to museum curators. The artwork, titled “we must stop imagining apocalypse/genocide + we must imagine liberation,” was inspired by Indigenous resistance movements and included the message as a response to settler colonial institutions. The museum confirmed that they were unaware of the message but stated that there are no plans to remove or alter the artwork, emphasizing the Biennial as a space for contemporary artists to address timely matters.