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Whitney Biennial 2017
New York, New York
March 17, 2017 to June 11, 2017
Taking place at the museum’s new downtown Meatpacking District location
for the first time, the 78th Whitney Biennial will be co-curated by Christopher Y. Lew
and Mia Locks. After searching the country for artists, 63 participants were chosen
for a show that will address overarching themes concerning “the formation of self
and the individual’s place in a turbulent society.”
Per tradition, the Contemporary art survey will include both emerging artists
as well as established names in a range of artistic media, including technology. This
year’s Biennial will be the largest ever in terms of gallery space.
57th Venice Biennale
Venice, Italy
May 13, 2017 to November 26, 2017
The International Venice Biennale returns for its 57th ceremony with
Christine Macel as the main curator of its focal exhibition titled VIVA ARTE VIVA,
which Macel explains was inspired by humanism, and very much “designed with
artists, by artists for artists.”
Surrounding the 120-artist main exhibition is a contemporary visual art feast
including 85 pavilions of participating countries, each with its own curator.
“The role, the voice and the responsibility of the artist are more crucial than
ever before within the framework of contemporary debates,” proclaims Marcel. “It
is in and through these individual initiatives that the world of tomorrow takes shape,
which though surely uncertain, is often best intuited by artists than others.”
Los Angeles-based Abstract painter Mark Bradford will be a representative for
the U.S. pavilion. “This year’s Biennale is dedicated to celebrating, and almost giving
thanks for, the very existence of art and artists, whose worlds expand our perspec-
tive, and the space of our existence,” says Venice Biennale President Paolo Baratta.
Honolulu Biennial
Honolulu, Hawaii
March 8, 2017 to May 8, 2017
Head to the Hawaiian capital’s dreamy beaches for
the inaugural Honolulu Biennial, a multi-site contemporary
art festival seeking to highlight the state’s multicultural
history. Featured art comes from both local and interna-
tional artists, including those hailing from Hawaii, the Pacific
Islands, Asia, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
Take breaks visiting venues such as the Honolulu
Hale (City Hall) or the Foster Botanical Garden with a relax-
ing walk on the beach and a dip in the water.
A R T E V E N T S / A R T B I E NN I A L S
Mark Bradford,
Father You Have Murdered Me
, 2012.
Beatrice Glow,
Rhunhattan Tearoom
, 2015.
San Marco
Mark Bradford
Christopher Y. Lew &
Mia Locks
COURTESY M. BRADFORD
PHOTOGRAPHED BY ED LEDERMAN, 2015;
INSET PHOTO BY SCOTT RUDD ©2016
PHOTO BY
GIULIO SQUILLACCIOTTI
COURTESY B. GLOW