February 2025's Major Exhibitions Span Sharjah Biennial, Philadelphia Retrospective, and AI Art in Tokyo
The 16th Sharjah Biennial, titled 'to carry', is set to commence on 6 February and will be open until 15 June. Curated by Alia Swastika, Amal Khalaf, Megan Tamati-Quennell, Natasha Ginwala, and Zeynep Öz, the event showcases the work of over 190 artists. A film by Luke Willis Thompson, featuring Māori newscaster Oriini Kaipara, is set in the year 2040. The retrospective of Christina Ramberg at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is scheduled from 8 February to 1 June. The Hawai‘i Triennial 2025: ALOHA NŌ opens on 15 February with 49 participating artists. Shilpa Gupta's exhibition at Bikaner House will be available until 14 February, while American Photography at the Rijksmuseum is from 7 February to 9 June. Paulo Nazareth's 'Patuá/Patois' runs until 27 April, with additional exhibitions by Pap Souleye Fall, Cemile Sahin, and Machine Love debuting at the Mori Art Museum on 13 February.
Key facts
- Sharjah Biennial 16 runs from 6 February to 15 June 2025.
- Christina Ramberg's retrospective is at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 8 February to 1 June.
- Hawai‘i Triennial 2025 features 49 artists across three Hawaiian islands.
- Shilpa Gupta's exhibition in New Delhi includes works from the 2019 Venice Biennale.
- American Photography at the Rijksmuseum includes over 200 works by U.S. photographers.
- Paulo Nazareth's show at WIELS includes sculptures like 'Egg of Columbus' from 2020.
- Pap Souleye Fall's exhibition in New York features a fabric installation titled 'KEYEDUPKEYEDOUT'.
- Machine Love exhibition in Tokyo explores AI and video game art with 13 international artists.
Entities
Artists
- Alia Swastika
- Amal Khalaf
- Megan Tamati-Quennell
- Natasha Ginwala
- Zeynep Öz
- Luke Willis Thompson
- Oriini Kaipara
- Christina Ramberg
- Lou Reed
- Nanci Amaka
- Jane Jin Kaisen
- Lieko Shiga
- Edith Amituanai
- Shilpa Gupta
- Ming Smith
- Hy Hirsch
- Irene Poon
- Bryan Schutmaat
- Paulo Nazareth
- Pap Souleye Fall
- Cemile Sahin
- Liam Gillick
- Majd Abdel Hamid
- Anicka Yi
- Lu Yang
- Beeple
- Sato Ryotaro
- Freddie Mercury
- Grant Wood
Institutions
- Sharjah Biennial
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Hawai‘i Triennial
- Bikaner House
- Centre for Contemporary Arts
- Vadehra Art Gallery
- India Art Fair
- Ishara Foundation
- Rijksmuseum
- WIELS
- Stellarhighway
- Esther Schipper
- Marfa' Projects
- Mori Art Museum
- Schadde Brothers
Locations
- Sharjah
- New York
- Philadelphia
- United States
- O‘ahu
- Hawai‘i Island
- Maui
- Hawai‘i
- Honolulu
- Jeju Island
- South Korea
- Kitakama
- Japan
- New Delhi
- India
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Minas Gerais
- Brazil
- South America
- Central America
- Cuba
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Senegal
- Brooklyn
- Berlin
- Germany
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- Atlantic Ocean
- Tunisian islands
- Kekennah
- Anafi Island
- Greece
- Mediterranean Sea
- Tokyo
- Nevada