Waving goodbye to 2017's dizzying year
What kind of big, anticipated international art exhibitions are on the horizon for 2018?
1. Hong Kong | Art Basel Hong Kong (6th Art Basel Hong Kong)
2018.03.29 – 03.31
△ Art Basel Hong Kong 2017
Art Basel was first held in Switzerland, and has since expanded beyond Europe to Miami and Hong Kong, inviting galleries from all continents to exhibit at the sixth edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, which will be held from March 29 to March 31 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, with the "Light Reflections" section curated by Li Zhenhua, Director of Art Lab Beijing, and Alexie Glass-Kantor, again curating the "Art Gathering Space. The "Light Reflections Live" section of the exhibition will be curated by Li Zhenhua, Director of Beijing Art Laboratory, and Alexie Glass-Kantor will once again curate the exhibition for Art Gathering Space.
There were 249 galleries from 32 countries and regions participating in this exhibition. In addition to the galleries that participated in previous years, there were also new galleries participating in the exhibition, and 28 galleries participated in the exhibition for the first time, among which 14 galleries have space in Asia and the Asia-Pacific region, and another 14 galleries are from Europe and the United States.
2,Beijing | Art Beijing (ART BEIJING2018)2018.04.29 – 05.02
Art Beijing Poster
In 2018, Art Beijing enters its 13th year, and will continue the scale and style of previous exhibitions, integrating important domestic art forces and presenting them in four sections: contemporary art, classic art, design art, and public art.
Curated by Art Director Zhao Li and in collaboration with private galleries, the "Art Beijing" thematic exhibition will invite 10 artists who have already entered the history of Chinese contemporary art to present their latest works, which are not only a breakthrough in the subject matter and energy of these artists, but also an expansion of the medium and materials. At the same time, "Image Beijing", as a sub-brand of "Art Beijing", will present the possibilities that the ever-changing technology brings to image art in the form of a special exhibition at Art Beijing 2018. The relationship between placing large-scale art sculptures in public spaces and upgrading urban culture is also an ongoing concern of "Art Beijing", and with ample outdoor space, the "Art Park" program will bring public art to Asia. With ample outdoor space, the public art project "Art Park" brings together public art works from all over Asia in the plaza.
3. Dakar, Senegal | 13th Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art (13th Dak'Art Biennale) 2018.05.03 - 06.02
△Past Art Exhibitions
The Dakar Biennale was founded in 1990 as a gathering of contemporary African literature, and gradually focused on the development of contemporary African art. In 1996, it was officially named the African Biennale of Contemporary Art, dedicated to the discovery and promotion of outstanding young artists in contemporary Africa, and is the largest permanent visual arts exhibition on the African continent, which is held every even-numbered year from May to June.
SaharaThe largest plastic arts exhibition in South Africa, the Dakar Art Biennale aims to explore new forms of artistic creation, discover African artistic talents, promote the development of African cultural and artistic endeavors, and promote artistic exchanges and cooperation in the African region and between Africa and the rest of the world.
4. MeaningVenice, Italy | 16th Venice Architecture Biennale (16th Venice Architecture Biennale) 2018.05.26 - 11.25
△Venice Architecture Biennale
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, curators of the 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture, have chosen the theme of this year's exhibition as Freespace, which conveys the complexity of architectural spatiality to visitors through the scale and quality of space. It also emphasizes the resources freely given by nature: sunlight, air, gravity, and matter, in order to convey the concept of natural and man-made resources. Huang Sheng-Yuan Architects and Tian Central Work Group will represent Taiwan to participate in the 16th Venice Architecture and conduct a program in Venice with the theme of "Living in Yilan - Connecting Mountains, Seas, Waters and Earth".Exhibit.
5. GermanyBerlin, Germany | 10th Berlin Biennale
2018.06.09-09.09
△Berlin Biennale
"Experimenting, identifying and critiquing the latest trends in the art world in an open space, and giving young artists the opportunity to reach out to a wider audience" has been the motto of the Berlin Biennale since its inception. Gabi Ngcobo, curator of the 10th Berlin Biennale, and her curatorial team will continue to position the Biennale as a platform for experimentation that explores issues and expands forms, and has chosen this year's theme as I'm not who you think I'm not. This year's theme will be "I'm not who you think I'm not." The exhibition will be planned and oriented from the standpoint of Berlin as a city in dialogue with the world.
6、Liverpool, UK|10th Liverpool Biennial 2018.7.14-10.28
Although the Liverpool Biennial, founded in 2000, is not as old as the Venice Biennale, the Sao Paulo Biennale and Documenta in Kassel, it has become one of the world's most prestigious art festivals in a short period of time due to its professional curatorial ability and resilience, as well as being the largest festival of contemporary visual art in the UK. The theme of this exhibition, Beautiful world, where are you? will continue the festival's strongest feature of "artist intervention in the community", with artists exhibiting in over 40 public and private galleries and art spaces across the city.
7. Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (7th Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale) 2018.07.29 -09.17
△Echigo's wife has an earth art festival
Japan's two major art seasons, "Echigo-Tsumari Earth Art Festival" and "Seto Inland Sea Art Festival", are both curated by Kitagawa-Fran, and are held on islands and villages that are rarely inhabited or are seriously aging. In the triennial exhibitions, artists from various countries will work together with local residents to create artworks that echo the spirit of the local people and nature, giving new possibilities to the dying villages. The curator, Kitagawa Fran, believes that modern art is too narrowly focused on museums and galleries, and that every detail of life is a part of art.
8, Gwangju, Korea|12th Gwangju Biennale 2018.09.07 - 11.11
The Gwangju Biennale was launched in 1995 as the first bi/triennial exhibition in Asia. The 12th Gwangju Biennale will be held under the theme of "Imagined Borders" and will feature the collaboration of 11 curators, including Clara Kim and David Teh, who will focus on the historical and regional significance of Gwangju and extend it to the global context, exploring the political, economic, and border aspects, especially on the invisible but substantial boundaries (such as national boundaries and generations). political, economic, and border oriented, especially on intangible but substantial boundaries such as national borders and generations.The 2018 Gwangju Biennale will be used for exhibitions in addition to the main venue, as well as cultural and historical spaces such as the Asia Culture Center and the Gwangju Museum of Art.
9, São Paulo, Brazil | 33rd São Paulo Biennial 2018.09.07 - 12.09
Launched in 1951, the São Paulo Biennale is the second most senior international art exhibition in the world, and the first biennale to be held outside of Europe. The 33rd edition of the São Paulo Biennale is titled "Affective Affinities" and presents the theme in a decentralized and pluralistic manner under a different co-curatorial model. Curator Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro invited seven artists from different backgrounds and artistic practices to collaborate on the exhibition, focusing on the artist's relationship with the creative process and allowing the work to speak to their peers. Each of the seven artists conceptualized a different group show, with a total of seven different exhibitions on working images, abstract history, artistic narratives, image transformation, and issues of identity.
10, Seoul, Korea | International Art Fair (Korea International Art Fair, KIAF) 2018.10.04-10.07
Since its inception in 2002, the Korea International Art Fair (KIAF) will be held for the 17th time in 2018, and is now one of the leading art markets and art fairs in Asia, inviting galleries from all over the world to exhibit, and selecting a country as the theme country each year to showcase its artists and galleries. Taiwan has participated in the fair since its inception, and for the first time as a theme country in 2016..
11, Paris, France | 45th Foire Internationale d'Art Comtemporain (FIAC) 2018.10.02 - 10.18
Started in 1974 as the Salon International d'Art Contemporain de Paris, the FIAC is France's most prestigious contemporary art exhibition, and is also regarded as one of the world's largest contemporary art exhibitions, and is held in Paris for four days in October each year. The main exhibition venue is the Grand Palais in Paris. In addition to the indoor exhibition at the Grand Palais, the FIAC has also been upholding the tradition of openness by organizing outdoor exhibitions at nearby famous attractions in order to bring contemporary art to various places. The majority of participating galleries are European galleries, but officials also said that the number of U.S. galleries has increased year by year, reaching 20% of the total number of galleries in 2017.
12, Shanghai, China | 12th Shanghai Biennale 2018.11.10 - 2019.03.10
The Shanghai Biennale was first organized by the Shanghai Art Museum in 1996 as China's first international contemporary art biennale, and after 21 years of development, it has now become one of the most important biennales in Asia.Since 2012, the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has been the organizer and main exhibition venue of the Shanghai Biennale, which was transformed from the Nanshi Power Plant in the 1950s, and proposed the curatorial system in the same year. Starting from the 10th edition in 2014, the Shanghai Biennale has adopted the Chief Curator Responsibility System for the first time, and the 12th Shanghai Biennale's chief curator will be Mexican artist Cuauhtémoc Medina.
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