November 2023's Major Art Events: Biennials, Exhibitions, and Performances Across Continents
November 2023 is marked by notable global art happenings. Opening on 9 November 2023 and continuing until 31 March 2024, the 14th Shanghai Biennale, titled 'Cosmos Cinema', is curated by Anton Vidokle at the Power Station of Art. The 13th Taipei Biennial, 'Small World', co-directed by Freya Chou, Brian Kuan Wood, and Reem Shadid, is set to take place at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum from 18 November 2023 to 24 March 2024. VIVA ExCon's 17th edition will be held in Antique Province from 8-10 November, organized by Green Papaya Art Projects. In New York, Performa 2023 is scheduled from 1-19 November. Additionally, 'School of Casablanca' opens on 11 November 2023, while Rosemary Mayer's 'Noon Has No Shadows' will be on display from 12 November to 23 December. Liu Chuang’s 'Lithium Lake' can be seen at Antenna Space until 30 December, alongside exhibitions featuring Roberto Gil de Montes and Elizabeth Englander. The 'Vice Versa' exhibition at Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá will run until 18 February.
Key facts
- The 14th Shanghai Biennale 'Cosmos Cinema' runs 9 November 2023-31 March 2024 at Power Station of Art, curated by Anton Vidokle
- Taipei Biennial 2023 'Small World' opens 18 November 2023 at Taipei Fine Arts Museum, co-directed by Freya Chou, Brian Kuan Wood, and Reem Shadid
- VIVA ExCon Antique occurs 8-10 November in Antique Province, Philippines, organized by Green Papaya Art Projects and Antique Visual Arts Association
- Performa 2023 takes place 1-19 November across New York venues including Guggenheim Museum and Performa Hub
- 'School of Casablanca' exhibition opens 11 November 2023 at multiple Casablanca locations, featuring new commissions and archival material
- Rosemary Mayer's first Los Angeles exhibition 'Noon Has No Shadows' runs 12 November-23 December at Hannah Hoffman and Marc Selwyn galleries
- Liu Chuang's 'Lithium Lake and Island of Polyphony' shows 4 November-30 December at Antenna Space in Shanghai
- Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá presents 'Vice Versa: Positions and Perspectives of a Collection' through 18 February for its 60th anniversary
Entities
Artists
- Adriana Bustos
- Anton Vidokle
- Antonio Caro
- Bernadette Mayer
- Bik Van der Pol
- Brian Kuan Wood
- Celine Condorelli
- Ellen Pau
- Elizabeth Englander
- Freya Chou
- Giuseppe Stampone
- Gregg Bordowitz
- Guillermo del Toro
- Haegue Yang
- Hema Shironi
- Hito Steyerl
- Huguette Caland
- Ignacio Gómez Jaramillo
- Jumana Manna
- Juan Manuel Echavarría
- Juan Uribe
- Kim Beom
- Kiri Dalena
- Liu Chuang
- Liu Cixin
- Mark Salvatus
- Martha Atienza
- Nassim Azarzar
- Natascha Sadr Haghighian
- Pamela Sneed
- Pilvi Takala
- Pio Abad
- Reem Shadid
- Rirkrit Tiravanija
- Roberto Gil de Montes
- Rosemary Mayer
- Tchaikovsky
- Wang Wei
- Antto Melasniemi
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
Institutions
- Annexe de l’église du Sacré-Cœur
- Antenna Space
- Antique Visual Arts Association
- Asia Art Archive
- Beirut Art Center
- Black Artists in Asia
- École Supérieure des beaux-arts de Casablanca
- e-flux
- Gaga Guadalajara
- GOODLand collective
- Green Papaya Art Projects
- Guggenheim
- Hannah Hoffman
- Kurimanzutto
- La Coupole
- Lenbachhaus
- Load na Dito
- Ludwig Forum
- Marc Selwyn
- Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Parc de la Ligue arabe
- Performa
- Power Station of Art
- Rural Architecture Forum
- ruangrupa
- Schirn Kunsthalle
- Sharjah Art Foundation
- SKYLAB
- Spike Island
- Swiss Institute
- Tate St Ives
- ThinkArt
- Venice Biennale
- Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference
Locations
- Aachen
- Antique Province
- Bogotá
- Bristol
- Broadway
- Canal
- Casablanca
- China
- Colombia
- Germany
- Guadalajara
- La Peñita de Jaltemba
- Lebanon
- Los Angeles
- Mexico
- Mexico City
- Morocco
- Munich
- New York
- Panay Island
- Philippines
- San Jose
- Shanghai
- Sibolam
- Switzerland
- Taipei
- UAE
- Visayas region