The Carnegie International is a shared space of listening, where artists inspire energetic connections through ways of being in practice with art and one another. Now in its 59th edition and marking 130 years, this International features 61 artists and collectives who traverse cultural, political, intellectual, and spiritual geographies that are unbounded by nation-states.
The curators of If the word we brought together artworks and new commissions, many of which were made in the past year, during a time of intensifying political and social violence. These works give breath and body to worlds under duress. At a time when movement across borders is increasingly fraught and the rhetoric of security fuels mass destruction and displacement, this exhibition centers life. Everyday acts that resonate, forms that stir, environments that embrace, relationships that expand, and ideas that connect comprise this vibrant ensemble of painting, photography, sculpture, installation, video, performance, and theater; they are artistic gifts that enliven this museum, partner organizations, and the pages of the publication.