Read more Rodney McMillian stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25566/rodney-mcmillian.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 00:35:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20992/whitney-biennial-recession-art.htmlJason Farago<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=81492&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020753' border='0' />This weekend sees the opening in New York of the Whitney Biennial, the always controversial survey of contemporary American art. The theme this time around is lowered expectations, writes Holland Cutter for the New York Times , and the result is a modest, low-key, sparsely populated affair. "A biennial for a...The mixed-media installation "While enhancing a Diminishing Deep Down Thirst, the Juice Broke Loose (the Birth of a Soda Shop), 2008" by Phoebe Washburn is shown at the Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum in New York on March 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Sara Rose)http://www.newser.com/story/20992/whitney-biennial-recession-art.htmlFri, 07 Mar 2008 10:20:17 CST