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The 60th Venice Biennale and the CMA

Following its international premiere, Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior comes to Cleveland
Emily Liebert, Curator of Contemporary Art
June 1, 2024
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Installation view of Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior at the Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel in Venice, Italy

On April 18, 2024, the Cleveland Museum of Art cohosted the opening of Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior at the Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel in Venice, Italy. More than 300 people from around the world joined us for this celebration, including friends from Cleveland pictured here. Collective Behavior, a Collateral Event of the 60th International Art Exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia, is on view until October 20, 2024. Afterwards, an iteration of the exhibition comes to Cleveland, where it is on view in the Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery from February 14 to June 8, 2025. 

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Installation view of Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior at the Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel in Venice, Italy

Opening Celebration

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Michelle Jeschelnig, trustee, Cleveland Museum of Art; Scott Mueller, trustee, Cleveland Museum of Art; and Emily Liebert
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Emily Liebert, curator of contemporary art, Cleveland Museum of Art; Shazia Sikander, artist; and Rebecca and Irad Carmi Carmi, principal supporters of Shazia Sikander: Collective Behavior
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Opening celebration (left to right): Sean Kelly, owner, Sean Kelly Gallery; Heidi Strean, Margaret and Loyal Wilson Chief Exhibitions, Design, and Publications Officer, Cleveland Museum of Art; Shahzia Sikander; Emily Liebert; Ainsley Cameron, curator of South Asian art, Islamic art, and Antiquities, Cincinnati Art Museum; and Cameron Kitchin, Louis and Louise Dieterle Nippert Director of the Cincinnati Art Museum at the opening celebration for Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior