Carolina Caycedo to Participate in Sharjah Biennial
USC Roski alum (MFA ’14) Carolina Caycedo has been chosen to participate in the 2023 Sharjah Biennial. The Biennial, which has been running since 1993, serves as an international platform for artist experimentation. The exhibition commissions, produces, and presents large-scale public installations, performances, and films by artists around the world.
In addition to Caycedo, 29 artists have been invited to embark on commissions for SB15: John Akomfrah, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Destiny Deacon, Manthia Diawara, Coco Fusco, Hassan Hajjaj, Mona Hatoum, Lubaina Himid, Isaac Julien, Amar Kanwar, Bouchra Khalili, Mohammed Ibrahim Mahama, Kerry James Marshall, Steve McQueen, Almagul Menlibayeva, Aline Motta, Wangechi Mutu, Philippe Parreno, Doris Salcedo, Berni Searle, Yinka Shonibare, Vivan Sundaram, Fatimah Tuggar, Hajra Waheed, Barbara Walker, Nari Ward and Carrie Mae Weems.
Bringing together more than 150 artists from over 70 countries, the Biennial will take place in 16 venues across the emirate of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates. Thinking Historically in the Present will run from February 7 – June 11, 2023.