content warnings: depictions of human and anthro nudity, discussion of bestiality, modern art

Credit where it's due: it is genuinely, unironically baller for the Whitney museum to make the exhibit about how a disabled artist wants to fuck their dog the first one that people see when they attend the prestigious Whitney Biennial, their every-two-year showcase of new and emerging American talents. You know, the one that's supposed to be a barometer of where America is at these days.

Unfortunately, not only do they fail to commit to the bit, the critics then fail to point this out and condemn them for it. Like, here is how one art critic at ArtReview describes it:

Visitors first encounter Emilie Louise Gossiaux's Kong Play (2025) – a hundred or so small, brightly coloured snowman-shaped ceramics arranged on a low two-tiered pedestal. These sculptures are modelled after Kong chew toys, a tribute to the artist's guide dog (Gossiaux lost their vision in a bicycle accident in 2012). Accompanying Kong Play are variously titled ballpoint pen and crayon drawings by Gossiaux that depict the artist playing with a jaunty, sometimes bipedal, white canine. The exhibition thus opens tenderly – without fanfare, without friction.

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Outline:

(03:53) Gossiaux's Recent Body of Work

(11:41) Let Art Be Challenging

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First published:
July 13th, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sFkYA5CwZCWYQ9nzB/the-whitney-biennial-should-admit-that-emilie-gossiaux-wants

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Images from the article:

Placard Text: Emilie Louise Gossiaux often explores the interdependence of humans and animals in their work and regards their late guide dog, London, as an equal collaborator. When London's health started deteriorating in 2024, Gossiaux began working on the one-hundred hand-built ceramic sculptures that make up Kong Play. By producing multiples of their dog's favorite chew toy, they imagined a pleasure-filled afterlife for London, who died in September 2025.

Visitors viewing artwork and colorful figurines in gallery.

Two pale sculptures holding hands, one dog-headed.

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“The Whitney Biennial Should Admit That Emilie Gossiaux Wants to Fuck Their Dog” by jenn

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“The Whitney Biennial Should Admit That Emilie Gossiaux Wants to Fuck Their Dog” by jenn