Aichi Triennale 2025: A Time Between Ashes and Roses

Aichi Arts Center

Finished

Artists

Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Maitha Abdalla, Akn Project, John Akomfrah, Robert Andrew, Asano Yuriko, Mirna Bamieh, Barrack (Furuhata Taiki + Kondo Kanako), Black Grace, Marilyn Boror Bor, Kwon Byungjun, Minerva Cuevas, Elena Damiani, Afra Al Dhaheri, Priyageetha Dia, Solomon Enos, Simone Fattal, Ayako Fudamoto, Hive Earth, Wendy Hubert, ikkibawiKrrr, Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, Izumi Kato, Naho Kawabe, Mohammed Kazem, Sakura Koretsune, Hiroko Kubo, Simone Leigh, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Faustin Linyekula, Mayunkiki, Shaikha Al Mazrou, Saburo Miyamoto, Kiyoshi Mizutani, Daijiro Morohoshi, Mulyana, Wangechi Mutu, Aoi Nagasawa, Dala Nasser, Machiko Ogawa, Maki Ohkojima, Junko Oki, Olta, Saburo Ota, Selma & Sofiane Ouissi, Christodoulos Panayiotou, Panpanya, Michael Rakowitz, Silvia Rivas, Akane Saijo, Hrair Sarkissian, Rui Sasaki, Bassim Al Shaker, Yasmin Smith, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Taihen, Yuma Tomiyasu, Adrián Villar Rojas, Sakubei Yamamoto, Robert Zhao Renhui

Held every three years since 2010, the Aichi Triennale spans a wide range of fields, synthetically exhibiting performing arts and incorporating learning programs with a contemporary art core. Aichi Triennale 2025 will bring together 61 artists/groups with various backgrounds from Japan and abroad, with artworks and programs presented in museums, theaters, and various city venues.

The theme of this edition of the Aichi Triennale, A Time Between Ashes and Roses, is taken from a verse by Adonis, a poet representing the contemporary Arab world. Witnessing the devastation of war, Adonis lamented the environmental destruction left in its wake; yet he was also conscious of the hope that lay beyond the ruins. In today’s world, serious problems have emerged in the relationship between humanity and the environment, with the divide between the two only growing deeper. By examining this complex, intertwined relationship from a geological timescale perspective, rather than through the humanity-centered concepts of nationhood, territory, and ethnicity, the Aichi Triennale explores ways for humans and the environment to trust, nurture, and complement each other. Moreover, instead of focusing on the dichotomous argument of ashes (eschatology) versus roses (optimism), the Triennale attempts to understand the world through the nuanced thinking that exists between these extremes.

Venue: Aichi Arts Center, Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Seto City

Schedule

Sep 13 (Sat) 2025-Nov 30 (Sun) 2025