Heading into 2024, we are witnessing an increased focus on environmental issues in contemporary art biennials and exhibitions. Interconnections with other lifeforms, impacts of climate change, eco-feminism as well as bio-sourced materials are all aspects addressed by artists.
The Impact Art News editorial team has selected 16 exhibitions from around the world, reflecting the diversity of actors involved – biennials, museums, galleries, foundations etc.

 

Green Snake: women-centred ecologies | until 04.01.24
Group exhibition
AFSAR (Asian Feminist Studio for Art and Research), Yussef Agbo-Ola & Tabita Rezaire, Maria Thereza Alves, Lhola Amira, Minia Biabiany, Adriana Bustos, Seba Calfuqueo, Cao Minghao & Chen Jianjun, Carolina Caycedo, Stephanie Comilang & Simon Speiser, Valentina Desideri & Denise Ferreira da Silva, Rohini Devasher, Gidree Bawlee, Guo Fengyi, Manjot Kaur, Jaffa Lam, Candice Lin, Lavanya Mani, Marzia Migliora, Ann Leda Shapiro, Karan Shrestha, Dima Srouji, Natasha Tontey, Cecilia Vicuña, Tricky Walsh, Dana Whabira
Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong-Kong
Curators: Kathryn Weir and Xue Tan

Tears of dustuntil 05.26.24
Solo exhibition

Janet Laurence
Museum of Australian Photography, Wheelers Hill, Victoria, Australia
Curator: Anouska Phizacklea

The Strength of Sleep—The Cohabitations of All the Living | until 04.28.24
Group exhibition
Abbas Akhavan, Alexis Gros-Louis, Ali Eyal, Catarina Simão, Christine Rebet, Dawit L. Petros, Elodie Pong, Emily Wardill, Eveline Boulva, Francis Alÿs, François Morelli, Joachim Koester et Stefan A. Pedersen, Joseph Tisiga, Jumana Manna, Kapwani Kiwanga, Liz Magor, Mounira Al Solh, Moyra Davey, Nour Bishouty, Pascale Leblanc Lavigne, Paul Cox, RAQs Media Collective, Rodney Graham, Saba Innab, Sarah F. Maloney, Suzanne Lafont, Tuumasi Kudluk, Xavier Le Roy, Yto Barrada
11th Quebec City Biennial, Canada
Curators: Marie Muracciole

Artistes et paysans. Battre la campagne | until 08.25.24
Group exhibition
Maria Thereza Alves, Jean Amblard, Mathieu Asselin, Adrián Balseca, Gianfranco Baruchello, Julien Beneyton, Michel Blazy, Rosa Bonheur, Thierry Boutonnier, Jules Breton, Mathilde Caylou, Pierre Creton, Henri Cueco, Marinette Cueco, Ágnes Dénes, Morgane Denzler, Morgan Fache, Nina Ferrer-Gleize, Aurélie Ferruel et Florentine Guédon, Sylvain Gouraud, Annabel Guérédrat, Suzanne Husky, Fabrice Hyber, Inland, Kako & Stéphane Kenkle, Léon Lhermitte, Aurelia Mihai, Jean-François Millet, Asunción Molinos Gordo, Nelly Monnier et Éric Tabuchi, Tony Morgan, Hassan Musa, Myvillages, Le Nouveau Ministère De l’Agriculture (Suzanne Husky et Stéphanie Sagot), Aurélie Olivier, Daniel Otero Torres, Jean-Baptiste Perret, Karoll Petit, Terence Pique, Émilie Pitoiset, Tabita Rezaire, Pascal Rivet, Damien Rouxel, Noémie Sauve, Daniel Spoerri, Jade Tang, Nicolas Tubéry, Agnès Varda, Simone Villemeur-Deloume, Lois Weinberger
Les Abattoirs, Toulouse, France
Curators : Julie Crenn, Lauriane Gricourt, Annabelle Ténèze

The Gaia Hypothesis Chapter Two 2.0 : Palm Trees Also Die | until 05.25.24
Group Exhibition
Rachid Bouhamidi, Bill Leigh Brewer, Charlotte Charbonnel, Zoe Crosher, Edward S. Curtis, Lélia Demoisy, Disnovation, Sara Favriau, Diego Ascenscio Fuentes, Jeff Frost, Francesca Gabbiani, Lance Gerber, Barbara Gothard, Mehdi-Georges Lahlou, Vincent Lamouroux, Reine Paradis, Ed Ruscha, Chris Sanchez, Robert Smithson, Katrin Ströbel, Rebecca Webb
THE ELEMENTAL, Palm Springs, USA
Curator : Christopher Yggdre (Fondation LAccolade)

The Open World | until  04.30.24
Group exhibition
Kader Attia, Precious Okoyomon, Tomás Saraceno (among others)
Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai 2023, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Curators : Angkrit Ajchariyasophon and Manuporn Luengaram

Design Sediments | until 03.24.2024
Group exhibition
Emma Charles, Caroline Corbasson, Marjolijn Dijkman, Marlène Huissoud, Agata Ingarden, Studio Klarenbeek & Dros, Agnieszka Kurant, MBL Architects, Ori Orisun Merhav, Naïmé Perrette, Marcin Rusak, Basse Stittgen, Studio ThusThat, Ittah Yoda
Huidenclub, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Curators: Leo Orta, Olivier Zeitoun

Left: Aurélie Ferruel and Florentine Guédon, Culte, Les Abattoirs, Right: Adriana Bustos, Pejerreina, Tai Kwun Contemporary

Earthworks | until 04.07.24
Group exhibition
Jannik Abel, Damien Ajavon, Sissel M. Bergh, Bård Breivik, Tina Buddeberg, Adrian Bugge, Conference of the Birds, Carola Grahn, Johanne Hestvold, Annette Holdensen, Marius Heyerdahl, Lars Holdhus / Matskogen på Landås, Inghild Karlsen, Laboratory for Aesthetics and Ecology, Mustarinda, Jumana Manna, OEI (Jonas (J) Magnusson and Cecilia Grönberg w / Gert Aspelin, Cilla Ericson, Jan Håfström, Beth Laurin), Ingrid Elsa Maria Ogenstedt, Sata Taas, Anders Sunna, Monica Sjöö, Sørfinnset skole/ the nord land, Egil Storeide, Lada Suomenrinne, Jenna Sutela, Jon Benjamin Tallerås, Silje Figenschou Thoresen, Wild Seeds: KVAE & BARK
Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
Curators: Axel Wieder and Silja Leifsdottir

Broken Spectre | until 03.16.24
Solo Exhibition
Richard Mosse
Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, United States

Temporary Sanctuary | until 03.24.24
Solo exhibition
Zevs
Over the Influence gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology | until 07.07.24
Group exhibition
Ackroyd & Harvey, Lhola Amira, Arahmaiani, Sayan Chanda, Ana Mendieta, Zarina Muhammad, Patrina Munuŋgurr , Pauline Oliveros, Yoko Ono, Eric-Paul Riege, Tabita Rezaire, Cecilia Vicuña, Katie West, Zheng Bo
Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States
Curator: Sharmila Wood

Là où le monde déborde | until 05.25.24
Solo exhibition
Capucine Vever
La Graineterie, Houilles, France
Curator: Julie Sicault Maillé

Extraction / Abstraction | until 05.06.24
Solo exhibition
Edward Burtynsky
Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Curator: Marc Mayer

Left: Installation view, 180 The Strand, Richard Moose, Jack Shainman Gallery Right: Installation view, Crude Gratitude

Crude Gratitude | until 03.10.24
Group exhibition
Art Orienté Objet, Sara Favriau, Peter Kim, Haroon Mirza, Otobong Nkanga, Michael Wang
Bienvenu Steinberg & J, New York, United States
Curator: Alice Audouin

Coming Soon, While waiting for tomorrow | until 05.12.24
Group exhibition
Bas Jan Ader, John Akomfrah, Chino Amobi, Clovis Bataille, Nina Beier, Neïl Beloufa, Stéphanie Brossard, Leonora Carrington, Xinyi Cheng, Alexandru Chira, Mimosa Echard, Cécile B. Evans, Cerith Wyn Evans, Johann Heinrich Füssli, Marguerite Humeau, Christine Sun Kim, Emma Kunz, Romany Marie, Nggamdu.org, Philippe Parreno, Benoît Piéron, Bridget Polk, Heji Shin, Lisa Signorini, The Simpsons, Diamond Stingily, Martine Syms, Sung Tieu, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Nora Turato, Jules Verne, Georges Widener
Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, France
Curator: Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel

After Rain | until  05.24.24
Group exhibition
Alia Ahmad, Azra Akšamija, Andrius Arutiunian, Asma Bahmim, Ade Darmawan, Alexander Eriksson Furunes and Sudar Khadka, Alia Farid, Ângela Ferreira, Anne Holtrop, Armin Linke and Ahmed Mater, Arin Rungjang, Anaïs Tondeur, Bahraini—danish, Bricklab, Britto Arts Trust, Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise, Christine Fenzl, Citra Sasmita, Camille Zakharia, Dhali Al Mamoon, Daniah AlSaleh, Dana Awartani, Dala Nasser, El Anatsui, Elia Nurvista, Filwa Nazer, Feifei Zhou, Hamra Abbas, Hiba Ismail, Hind Nasser, Hassan Sharif, Hussein Nassereddine, Irene Agrivina, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Ines Weizman, Jumana Emil Abboud, Joan Jonas, James Morris, Jorge Otero-Pailos, Jana Winderen, Liang Shaoji, Liu Chuang, Lala Rukh, Liam Young, Lucy + Jorge Orta, Mohammad AlFaraj, Muhanned Cader, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Mariah Lookman, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Marjetica Potrč, Mona Vătămanu & Florin Tudor, Munem Wasif, Martha Atienza, Nabila Al Bassam, Nazgol Ansarinia, Nidhi Mahajan & Moad Musbahi, Nguyễn Trinh Thi, NJOKOBOK, Paulo Tavares / autonoma, Priyageetha Dia, Phi Phi Oanh, Rasha Al-Duwaisan, Reem Al Nasser, Rasheed Araeen, Rossella Biscotti, Rachaporn Choochuey, Regina Maria Möller, Robin Meier Wiratunga, Sara Abdu, Siah Armajani, Sammy Baloji, Safeya Binzagr, Simryn Gill, Saodat Ismailova, Susanne Kriemann, Sopheap Pich, Seher Shah, Shooshie Sulaiman, Syn architects, Sissel Tolaas, Suzann Victor, Samia Zaru, Tara Aldughaither and Joe Namy, Tarek Atoui, Tiffany Chung, Taus Makhacheva, The Migrant Ecologies Project*, Tania Mouraud, Tomás Saraceno, Tang Da Wu, TAYYŪN, Ursula Biemann, Vikram Divecha, Yang Fudong, Yeo Siew Hua, Zarina Muhammad, Zarina Bhimji
Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, Diriyah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Curator: Ute Meta Bauer

Cover: Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology, Lhola Amira, IRMANDADE: The Shape of Water in Pindorama, 2018-2020, Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Image courtesy SMAC Gallery

Art of Change 21 editorial team

Impact Art News, Jan-Fev 2024 #47

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