May 2019's Major Art Events: From Oslo's Five-Year Biennale to Whitney Controversies
On May 25, 2024, the Oslo Biennale will commence as a five-year initiative in Oslo, Norway, showcasing 26 projects curated by Eva González-Sancho Bodero and Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk, with contributions from Jonas Dahlberg, Lisa Tan, Knut Åsdam, Julien Bismuth, and Marianne Heier. The Whitney Biennial 2019, overseen by Jane Panetta and Rujeko Hockley, is set to take place from May 17 to September 22, featuring 75 artists amid protests from W.A.G.E. and Decolonize This Place. Additionally, Frank Bowling's retrospective will be on display at Tate Britain from May 31 to August 26, while Bernard Frize's retrospective at Centre Pompidou will be available from May 29 to August 26, along with works by Dora Budor, Anicka Yi, Yngve Holen, Filipa César, Camille Henrot, and Bosco Sodi.
Key facts
- Oslo Biennale runs for five years from May 25, 2024, with 26 projects across public spaces in Oslo.
- Whitney Biennial 2019 features 75 artists and faced protests over compensation and vice-chairman Warren Kanders.
- Frank Bowling retrospective at Tate Britain covers six decades of his work from Pop to abstraction.
- Bernard Frize retrospective at Centre Pompidou uses systematic painting methods over 40 years.
- Dora Budor's 'I am Gong' at Kunsthalle Basel uses Hollywood props and environmental data.
- Anicka Yi's show at Gladstone Gallery features kelp sculptures and explores bacteria and nature.
- Yngve Holen displays industrial objects like car parts at Modern Art Helmut Row in London.
- Bosco Sodi's 'Atlante' in Mexico is a land art installation of 64 brick cubes intended to erode.
Entities
Artists
- Frank Bowling
- Bernard Frize
- Dora Budor
- Anicka Yi
- Yngve Holen
- Filipa César
- Camille Henrot
- Bosco Sodi
- Eva González-Sancho Bodero
- Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk
- Jonas Dahlberg
- Lisa Tan
- Knut Åsdam
- Julien Bismuth
- Marianne Heier
- Jane Panetta
- Rujeko Hockley
- Olga Balema
- Barbara Hammer
- Josh Kline
- Diane Simpson
- Michael Rakowitz
- David Hockney
- R.B. Kitaj
- Clement Greenberg
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Donald Judd
Institutions
- Oslo Biennale
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Tate Britain
- Centre Pompidou
- Kunsthalle Basel
- Gladstone Gallery
- Modern Art Helmut Row
- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
- König Galerie
- W.A.G.E.
- Decolonize This Place
- Safariland
- Royal College of Art
- Smithsonian Institution
- Städelschule
- Frieze Art Fair
- ArtReview
Locations
- Oslo
- Norway
- Venice
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Berlin
- Germany
- Oaxacan coast
- Mexico
- Guinea-Bissau
- Bissagos Islands
- Cape Verde
- Washington, DC
- Brazil