Of life between the islands as well as the cycle of life and death

In Miami, Florida, the international fair for modern and contemporary art, Art Miami, presents high-quality works, solo exhibitions and impressive installations by 140 renowned international galleries from 17 different countries until 05 December 2021. Among the works of more than 600 artists, works by Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Yayoi Kusama, Robert Rauschenberg, Jeff Koons, Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol and Keith Haring will be on display. In addition, the sister fair, CONTEXT Art Miami, will take place parallel to Art Miami. Here, 61 international galleries exhibit and show, among other things, works that have been developed especially for the fair, including curatorial projects, solo presentations by artists and a series of special exhibitions.

Tate Britain's group exhibition Life Between Islands. Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now from 1 December 2021 to 3 April 2022, will highlight works by more than 40 Caribbean artists who made their home in Britain, as well as those by other British artists whose artworks were influenced and inspired by Caribbean themes. The pieces presented range from visionary paintings to documentary photography, fashion, film and sculpture.

From 4 December 2021, Kunstverein Hamburg will present Songs for dying / Songs for living, the most comprehensive show of works by artist Korakrit Arunanondchai to date. In the exhibition, Arunanondchai processes the death of his grandfather and shows personal experiences as well as emotional states by means of video installations, expansive paintings and objects. Until 20 February 2022, visitors can immerse themselves in the atmospheric spaces of mourning, transformation and spiritual power.

ARoS in Aarhus will host a special exhibition from 4 December 2021 to 24 April 2022, featuring works by the artists Shoplifter and Lu Yang. It presents Shoplifter's sculptural fabrications, which she makes from synthetic hair in order to visualise its uniqueness and malleability. The special exhibition also features 3D animated films, video game-like installations, holograms and software manipulations by Chinese artist Lu Yang. Her works convey an offensive of the digital age and reveal her fascination with Japanese pop culture as well as her interests in gender identities and sexuality.