Feature She approaches the museum less as a neutral space than as a structure that quietly trains behavior and participation. May 12, 2026 — 6 min read Maia Chao, “Being Moved” (2026) (photo Amelia Golden, courtesy Maia Chao and the Whitney Museum of American Art) There’s a whole choreography surrounding art: the bodily habits of spectatorship, the invisible labor of maintenance and care, and the ways artists are expected to present themselves to make it professionally. Across performances, participatory projects, and interventions, artist Maia Chao approaches the museum less as a neutral space than as a structure that quietly trains behavior and participation. Later this week, as part of the programming for the 2026 Whitney Biennial, Chao will activate the seventh-floor galleries with her performance " Being Moved ."  Chao’s projects frequently echo the canonical gestures and concerns of institutional critique .…