PITTSBURGH — Every four years, Pittsburgh becomes one of the art world’s capitals, and this is one of those years. The 59th Carnegie International, titled If the word we, is now on view at Carnegie Museum of Art through January 3, 2027.
Organized by Carnegie Museum of Art since 1896, the Carnegie International is the longest-running exhibition of international art in North America. The museum calls this 59th edition its most collaborative and far-reaching to date — a show grounded in Pittsburgh yet extending across the globe, in the spirit of the museum’s founding commitment to the art and artists of our time.
The title is an invitation to think together. The exhibition takes the first-person plural — “we” — as an open, evolving idea shaped by listening, translation and transformation, bringing together artistic practices that engage shared experience, circulation and worlds in transition. Rather than a single unified voice, visitors will find many voices in conversation.
For Pittsburghers, the International is a point of hometown pride: an exhibition that museums and critics around the world watch closely, unfolding in the galleries of Oakland. It is also a rare chance to see, in one visit, where contemporary art is heading — painting, sculpture, film and installation by artists working on several continents.
The exhibition runs through January 3, 2027, so there is still time to plan a visit this fall or during the holidays. Few cities can offer a show like this; Pittsburgh invented it.
Photo: Carnegie Museum of Art
