This yr’s crop of art exhibitions was more diverse than ever. From unique historical explorations of atypical modernism to comprehensive surveys of entire art scenes, the selections reflect the breadth that remains to be a part of art today.
September 12, 2018 – May 31, 2019
Curator: Tandazani Dhlakama
The exhibition was in a position to capture not only the person genius of every of the 29 artists, but in addition gave us insight into how their works connected to meaningful themes without feeling forced. If you have not had a probability to see it, it is advisable to try the audio tour on the Zeitz MOCAA website. —Hrag Vartanian
2. Unfolding: the material of our lives on the Center for Heritage, Art and Textiles (CHAT), The Mills, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
March 17 – June 30
Curator: Takahashi Mizuki
The inaugural exhibition on the Center for Heritage, Art and Textiles (CHAT) brought together seventeen artists and collectives from the Asia-Pacific region whose work was as much in regards to the materiality of textiles (sometimes not directly through related media) because it was in regards to the often hidden colonialist capitalist exploitation embedded of their warp and weft.Alpesh Kantilal Patel
3. Michael Rakowitz on the Whitechapel Gallery in London, UK
June 4 – August 25
Co-curators: Iwona Blazwick and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, with Habda Rashid at Whitechapel Gallery and Marianna Vecellio at Castello di Rivoli
The creative tension between monumentality and ephemerality animates the continuing series The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist, wherein Rakowitz recreates lost treasures of Iraq’s ancient heritage, looted through the American invasion of Iraq or destroyed by ISIS using date syrup cans, newspapers, or food packaging labels. His sculptures are moving and a reminder that our collective outrage over destroyed antiquities is commonly accompanied by the collective neglect of those human beings whose lives have been torn apart by war.Shiva Balaghi
4. Jogja fifteenth Biennial at various locations in Yogjakarta, Indonesia
October 20 – November 30
Curated by Akiq AW, Arham Rahman and Penwadee NM
In 2019, the Jogja Biennale focused on art from Indonesia and Southeast Asia. They have created a fancy, multi-layered exhibition that fulfills the premise of bringing together artists working “on the periphery” by inviting many artists living outside Indonesia’s artistic centers to spend time in Jogja (short for Yogyakarta, often spelled Jogjakarta) to work on-site prior to the exhibition. This practical solution to the issue of limited shipping funds increased the sense of immediacy of the Biennial. —Laura Raicovich
5. Following Frank Stella on the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, the Netherlands
February 9 – April 7
Organizer: Stefanie De Winter
Tracking down Frank Stella was each an exhibition and a science experiment. Organized by researcher Stefanie De Winter from KU Leuven, the exhibition consisted of two small galleries with original and reproductions of Frank Stella’s paintings and a further set of painted control panels. In Stella’s Tracking Frank, De Winter and his team used eye-tracking glasses to record the attention movements of gallery visitors to evaluate how people register the organization of pigment on canvas through optical means.Rebecca Uchill
Source: This is a component of an article originally published in Hyperallergenic.
