Australia, TarraWarra Biennale 2023: Celebrating Local Heritage and Indigenous Sovereignty in Healesville.. and More
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TarraWarra Biennale 2023: Celebrating Local Heritage and Indigenous Sovereignty in Healesville
In Healesville, Australia, the 2023 TarraWarra Biennale “ua usiusi faʻavaʻasavili” is on view. The biennial opened on April 1 and runs through July 16. The exhibition’s title, a reference to the Samoan proverb “The canoe obeys the wind,” evokes the seafaring culture of the Atlantic region.
The biennale features 15 artists and collectives from Australia, and the participants include academics and textile makers.
The exhibition presents themes of cultural revival in the Third World, humility in being alive, the interaction between neighbors, responsibility for the past, and ancestral heritage. It also calls for international attention to indigenous sovereignty.
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Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai: Tsuyoshi Hisakado's "Polite Existence" Explores Space and Time
Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai presents ” Tsuyoshi Hisakado: Polite Existence,” a solo exhibition by Tsuyoshi Hisakado (b. 1981) through September 24.
Hisakado is an international contemporary artist from Japan whose work is inspired by mathematics and physics, addressing themes of space, time, and the physical forces of nature. In the exhibition, the artist presents sound, light, sculpture, drawing, and large-scale installations.
The exhibition is organized through the Curatorial Exchange Program between Japan and the United Arab Emirates and is a collaboration between the Japan Foundation and the Jamel Arts Center to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and the United Arab Emirates (2022).
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The Metropolitan Museum of Manila Celebrates African Diaspora Art in “Sounds of Blackness”
The Metropolitan Museum of Manila (The M) in Manila, Philippines, presents “Sounds of Blackness” through June 27. Curated by African-American curator Larry Ossei-Mensah, the exhibition features works by artists from the African diaspora alongside works from the collection of Filipino collector Timothy Tan.
The title “Sounds of Blackness” comes from the Grammy Award-winning musical ensemble of the same name. It is a metaphor for the exhibition’s aim to showcase the ins and outs of life in the black community and the diversity of black culture.
Patrick Alston (b. 1991), Izere Antoine (b. 1996), Amoako Boafo (b. 1984), Kim Dacres (b. 1986), and 22 others are participating, many of whom are young painters with African American nationality.
