From blockbuster biennales to captivating retrospectives and celebrations of famed creatives, we take a look at the art exhibitions and events that deserve a spot on your bucket list this year.
[Image: Louise Bourgeois Maman 1999/2002 Bronze, stainless steel, marble 9.27 x 8.91 x 10.23 m Collection: Mori Building Co., Ltd, Tokyo]
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers, London – This year marks the National Gallery’s 200th anniversary, and as a part of the year-long celebration, more than 50 works of Van Gogh will be on display, including the iconic Sunflowers and Van Gogh’s Chair from the gallery’s own collection, revisiting the vital life stages and visual inspirations of one of the world’s most famous artists. 14 Sept – 19 Jan 2025
Biennale of Sydney – Artistic directors Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero are embracing diversity and multiplicity in the realms of history, community and the arts. Ten Thousand Suns is the name of the 24th Biennale of Sydney, during which Australia’s latest arts and community centre, the 38,000sq m White Bay Power Station, will make its debut in the Inner West district. 9 March – 10 June
[Image: Untitled (2023) Hayv Kahraman Acrylic and oil on linen 127 x 243.8 cm Photographer: Fredrik Nilsen Courtesy of the artist and Pilar Corrias, London; Jack Shainman Gallery, New York; Vielmetter Los Angeles; and The Third Line, Dubai]
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Noir & Blanc, Hong Kong – The first-ever exhibition at M+ in Hong Kong dedicated solely to the realm of black-and-white photography, the show features more than 170 photographers in a one-of-a-kind exploration of the idiosyncratic aesthetics of photography through the art form’s leading names, including Daidō Moriyama, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus and Man Ray. From 16 March
The World As It Goes, Paris – Inspired by Voltaire’s story The World as It Goes, in which humanity ultimately replaces the gods, the Jean-Marie Gallais-curated exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris includes works by key names from the 1980s to the present: Cindy Sherman, Luc Tuymans, Damien Hirst and Fischli & Weiss, to name a few. 20 March – 2 Sept
Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism, New York – This essential survey at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York aims to redefine the modernist movement in light of contributions from African-American artists, opening both a visual as well as an academic dialogue about the role of the Harlem Renaissance in the global history of art. 25 Feb – 28 July
[Image: Laura Wheeler Waring (American, 1887-1948) Girl in pink dress; Oil on canvas 36 ¼ x 26 ¼ x 2 ¼ in Laura Wheeler Waring Family Collection]
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Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, London – Yoko Ono might be known for many things, but her contribution to conceptual art can never be ignored. This long overdue, comprehensive retrospective at Tate Modern will showcase her foremost works created across her seven-decade-long practice in a myriad of media, together with archives of her peace campaigns as an activist. 15 Feb – 1 Sept
Nan Goldin, Berlin – The work of Nan Goldin explores intimacy and pain, and her photographic storytelling remains a touchstone for multiple generations of artists and filmmakers, as this show proves. Already shown in Stockholm and Amsterdam, it travels to Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie and then to Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, and the Grand Palais, Paris in the following years. 23 Nov – 23 Feb 2025
[Image: Nan Goldin. This Will Not End Well, 23. November 2024 – 16. February 2025, Neue Nationalgalerie: Nan Goldin, Picnic on the Esplanade, Boston, 1973, courtesy the artist]
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Louise Bourgeois, Tokyo – The Mori Art Museum has been home to one of Louise Bourgeois’ “spider” pieces, Maman, for years, so it is fitting that this retrospective traces the French artist’s illustrious career, revolving around the notions of memory, maternal love and pain, with some of her paintings as yet unshown in East Asia. 25 Sept – 19 Jan 2025
[Image: Louise Bourgeois Maman 1999/2002 Bronze, stainless steel, marble 9.27 x 8.91 x 10.23 m Collection: Mori Building Co., Ltd, Tokyo]
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Venice Biennale, Italy – The 60th edition of the Venice Biennale has an admirable mission: helmed by Adriano Pedrosa, a Brazilian art director (and first-ever Biennale curator from a Latin American country), the biggest art event of the year will be a celebration of outsiders, with an eye toward dismantling the boundaries and perspectives that divide so many. 20 April – 24 Nov
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