THE BODY POLITIC: LONG ISLAND Heckscher Museum BIENNIAL 2024

The museum-wide 2024 Long Island Biennial is the 8th edition of the juried show, which fosters connections between artists from Nassau and Suffolk Counties and the communities in which they live and work. This year, inspired by the work of George Grosz, the Museum invited submissions of artworks that engage contemporary social, cultural, or political issues. The Museum received 762 entries from 313 artists; the jurors selected 78 works by 60 artists living in communities stretching from Floral Park to Montauk. The Body Politic: Long Island Biennial 2024 unites a range of perspectives and styles to explore the ways artists interact with, challenge, and shape our world.

This year’s jurors were Ian Alteveer, Beal Family Chair of the Department of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Patricia Cronin, Sculptor, Artistic Director of the LGBTQ+ VR Museum and Distinguished Professor of Art, Brooklyn College; and Grace Hong, Assistant Director, Galerie Lelong & Co. The exhibition is curated by Dr. Meredith A. Brown, the Heckscher Museum’s Consulting Curator of Contemporary Art.

September 14, 2024 – January 19, 2025
2 Prime Ave, Huntington, NY 11743

HOURS

Thursday – Sunday*
12 – 5 pm

Monday – Wednesday
CLOSED