Best Institutional Exhibitions in 2023: In Photos
Save to My OculaExplore Ocula’s selection of standout institutional shows in 2023, from Guadalupe Maravilla’s healing shrines in Boston to Monira Al Qadiri’s futuristic petro-culture deep-dive in Beidaihe.
Main image: Exhibition view: Suki Seokyeong Kang, Willow Drum Oriole, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul (7 September–31 December 2023). Courtesy Leeum Museum of Art and Studio Suki Seokyeong Kang. Photo: Cheolki Hong.
Haegue Yang
S.M.A.K., Ghent
(22 April–10 September 2023)
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Guadalupe Maravilla
ICA Watershed, Boston(25 May–4 September 2023)
Moki Cherry
ICA, London
(31 May–3 September 2023)
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Ron Mueck
Fondation Cartier, Paris(8 June–5 November 2023)
Ragnar Kjartansson
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk(9 June–22 October 2023)
Carrie Mae Weems(22 June–3 September 2023)
Monira Al Qadiri
UCCA Dune, Beidaihe(9 July–8 October 2023)
Suki Seokyeong KangLeeum Museum of Art, Seoul
(7 September–31 December 2023)
Sarah Lucas (28 September 2023–14 January 2024)
Philip Guston(3 October 2023–25 February 2024)
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Judy Chicago(12 October 2023–14 January 2024)
Mark Rothko(18 October 2023–2 April 2024)
Louise Bourgeois(25 November 2023–28 April 2024)
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