NGV Triennial 2023: Magic, Matter, Memory
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has announced its 2023 Triennial, running from 3 December 2023 to 7 April 2024. The exhibition features over 100 artists, designers, architects, and collectives from Australia and worldwide, organized around three themes: Magic (spirituality), Matter (nature and materials), and Memory (history of people, places, objects). Director Tony Ellwood AM noted the global structural shifts since the last edition, including the pandemic. Notable participants include Yoko Ono, Tracey Emin, Sheila Hicks, David Shrigley, Elmgreen & Dragset, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, and Hito Steyerl, among many others.
Key facts
- NGV Triennial 2023 runs from 3 December 2023 to 7 April 2024
- Themes: Magic, Matter, Memory
- Over 100 artists, designers, architects, and collectives
- Director Tony Ellwood AM commented on global structural shifts
- Includes international and Australian practitioners
- Features Yoko Ono, Tracey Emin, Sheila Hicks, David Shrigley
- Includes Elmgreen & Dragset, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, Hito Steyerl
- Edition responds to changes since the last Triennial in 2020
Entities
Artists
- Farrokh Mahdavi
- Hoda Afshar
- Diana Al-Hadid
- Nazgol Ansarinia
- Agnieszka Pilat
- Azuma Makoto
- Paulina Olowska
- Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
- Betty Muffler
- Flora Yukhnovich
- Franziska Furter
- Gary Hume
- Gauri Gill
- Heather B. Swann
- Ilana Savdie
- Iluwanti Ken
- Joshua Yeldham
- Osamu Mori
- Keith Wikmunea
- Vernon Marbendinar
- Philipp Timischl
- Raja Gemini
- Richard Lewer
- Timo Hoga
- Vivian Suter
- Vojtěch Kovařík
- Wanapati Yunupingu
- Yoko Ono
- Sheila Hicks
- David Shrigley
- Elmgreen & Dragset
- Mun-Dirra (Maningrida Fish Fence)
- Lin Fanglu
- Hugh Hayden
- Ashley Eriksmoen
- Bethan Laura Wood
- Diego Cibelli
- Fernando Laposse
- Jaydan Moore
- John Gerrard
- Joël Andrianomearisoa
- Lehuauakea
- Li Lihong
- Mike Goldby
- Ryan Gander
- Sayre Gomez
- Smac McCreanor
- Song Wei
- Tejo Remy
- René Veenhuizen
- Yining Fei
- Julian Charrière
- Tracey Emin
- Petrit Halilaj
- Thomas J Price
- Diedrick Brackens
- Lucy Bull
- Gerard & Kelly
- Brodie Neil
- Carolyn Lazard
- Chase Hall
- Hulda Guzmán
- Nadiah Bamadhaj
- Prudence Flint
- Shakuntala Kulkarni
- Tiff Massey
- Todd Gray
- Tyler Mitchell
- Yee I-Lann
- Danie Mellor
- Derek Fordjour
- Guimi You
- Hito Steyerl
- Jaime Hayon
- Joyce Ho
- Selinda Davidson
- Tao Hui
- Schiaparelli
Institutions
- National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
Locations
- Melbourne
- Australia