Yokohama Triennale 2017 reveals initial artist lineup for 'Islands, Constellations and Galapagos' exhibition

The Yokohama Triennale Organizing Committee has unveiled the first group of participants for its 2017 edition, titled 'Islands, Constellations and Galapagos.' Scheduled to run from 4 August to 5 November, the event will feature around 40 artists and collectives. Among those confirmed are Ai Weiwei, Maurizio Cattelan, Olafur Eliasson, Jenny Holzer, Christian Jankowski, Ragnar Kjartansson, and The Propeller Group. Additional participants include Broomberg & Chanarin, Dong Yuan, Sam Durant, Alex Hartley, Hatakeyama Naoya, Carsten Höller, Tobias Rehberger, Anri Sala, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Kawakubo Yoi, Kazama Sachiko, Map Office, Prabhavathi Meppayil, Ozawa Tsuyoshi, Katie Paterson, Paola Pivi, Kathy Prendergast, Rob Pruitt, Wael Shawky, Shooshie Sulaiman, Ujino, Yanagi Yukinori, and the collaborative project Don’t Follow the Wind. The exhibition will be hosted at two primary venues: the Yokohama Museum of Art and Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No 1. The triennale aims to explore themes of global connectivity and isolation, examining archipelago-style regional existences, conservative global trends, and the evolution within closed environments. It will also consider the potential of human imagination and creativity in cultivating new possibilities. The event seeks to reexamine contemporary conditions from multiple perspectives, addressing distinctive diversifications in isolated settings.