Winter 2018 exhibitions in Asia showcase On Kawara, Louise Bourgeois, Kochi-Muziris Biennale, and emerging artists.
Museum MACAN in Jakarta marks its inaugural anniversary with exhibitions from November 17 to March 10, showcasing artists such as On Kawara, Arahmaiani, and Lee Mingwei. Lee's installation 'Seven Stories' features 'Guernica Sand' (2006–), where volunteers replicate Picasso's iconic artwork. Arahmaiani displays over 70 pieces exploring the connection between humanity and nature, along with Javanese Muslim identity, including 'Etalase' (1994). On Kawara's 'One Million Years' (1970–98) will be presented in a sequential reading. In Singapore, 'Minimalism: Space. Light. Object' runs from November 16 to April 14, featuring more than 150 works. Meanwhile, Shanghai's Don Gallery is exhibiting 'Steadfastly Raise the Standards of Nonconstructive Production' until December 30. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale in India, curated by Anita Dube, is set for December 12 to March 29.
Key facts
- Museum MACAN in Jakarta celebrates its one-year anniversary with exhibitions by On Kawara, Arahmaiani, and Lee Mingwei from 17 November to 10 March
- Lee Mingwei's 'Guernica Sand' involves volunteers building a sand reproduction of Picasso's painting over three weeks
- Arahmaiani's 1994 work 'Etalase' mixed a Quran, Buddha statue, condoms, and a Coca-Cola bottle, leading to past accusations of anti-Islamism
- Singapore's 'Minimalism: Space. Light. Object' features over 150 works across two museums from 16 November to 14 April
- Shanghai's Don Gallery exhibition critiques China's real-estate boom with works by Fei Yining and Zhang Ruyi from 6 November to 30 December
- Louise Bourgeois's first Chinese retrospective includes 'Maman' (1999) at Long Museum West Bund through 24 February
- The Kochi-Muziris Biennale opens on 12 December in Kerala after August 2018 floods caused $3 billion in damage and 483 deaths
- Anita Dube curates the biennale with the theme 'Possibilities for a Non-Alienated Life', featuring artists like Thomas Hirschhorn and Tania Bruguera
Entities
Artists
- On Kawara
- Arahmaiani
- Lee Mingwei
- Picasso
- Donald Judd
- Mark Rothko
- Charlotte Posenenske
- Ai Weiwei
- Po Po
- Tang Da Wu
- Kim Lim
- teamLab
- Fei Yining
- Feng Junyuan
- Zeng Jiahui
- Zhang Ruyi
- Tschabalala Self
- Arshile Gorky
- Willem de Kooning
- Peter Schjeldahl
- Louise Bourgeois
- Alec Mingelmanganu
- Brook Andrew
- Toby Ziegler
- Hun Kyu Kim
- Hyon Gyon
- Tabaimo
- Takashi Murakami
- Hokusai
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Wang Haiyang
- Anita Dube
- Guy Debord
- Jacques Derrida
- Montaigne
- Gayatri Spivak
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Tania Bruguera
- Hassan Khan
- Guerrilla Girls
- Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
- Akram Zaatari
- VALIE EXPORT
- KP Krishnakumar
- Shilpa Gupta
- Nilima Sheikh
- Walid Raad
Institutions
- Museum MACAN
- Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara
- National Gallery Singapore
- ArtScience Museum
- Don Gallery
- Yuz Museum
- Long Museum
- Long Museum West Bund
- National Gallery of Victoria
- MONA
- The Approach
- Parasol Unit
- Capsule Gallery
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale
- ArtReview Asia
- People’s Daily
- The New Yorker
- MTV
Locations
- Jakarta
- Indonesia
- Bandung
- Australia
- Singapore
- Shanghai
- China
- New York
- United States
- Harlem
- West Bund
- Melbourne
- Tasmania
- London
- United Kingdom
- South Korea
- Dangiing
- Krakow
- Poland
- Japan
- Kochi
- Kerala
- India