Minimum wage in Pennsylvania is $7.25 an hour, making a non-member visit to the Carnegie Museum of Art cost the equivalent of more than three hours of work. The 59th Carnegie International, titled If the word we, frames the exhibition through collaboration with thought partners, including Egyptian writer Haytham el-Wardany. Curators emphasize “we” as a space of listening, where participants engage together in creating meaning. Compared with the prior International, which focused on division, this edition focuses on connection. The installations are room-sized and tactile, making large museum spaces feel cozier. Visitors can lie down to watch video, enter carpeted light-filled rooms, and move through dreamlike maze-like layouts.
"“One of the dimensions is 'we' as a space of listening,” Park said in her introductory remarks at the International's opening. “Not seeing, not speaking, just listening. We all participate in the creation of meaning when we engage with the exhibition together.”"
"This year's International is highly tactile and creates more intimate spaces in room-size installations that make the museum's vast spaces feel cozier. Flight allows visitors to lay down on a sloped bean bag and watch video above them in a dark room (echoing the immersive character of certain Pipilotti Rist installations). Supra creates a carpeted room where light through false windows mimics daylight. If the word we conjures spaces that invite viewers to stay awhile."
"If the word we is a more expansive and ambitious iteration of the International in comparison to 2022's Is it morning for you yet? which, while deeply thought-provoking, veered into inaccessible headiness at times. Is it morning for you yet? explored the sources of division. If the word we explores the sources of connection."
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