Artists + Projects

Triennial 2025: The Exchange featured 16 new large-scale artworks commissioned by The Triennial and featured five additional institutional exhibits, to activate more than 20 sites across Boston. Works were united by a shared theme of collaboration and connection. Artists’ projects transformed public space into platforms for dialogue, imagination, and resilience, embodying the spirit of exchange that defined the citywide exhibition.

Curated by Artistic Director Pedro Alonzo and Curator Tess Lukey, The Exchange invited artists to reimagine Boston’s public spaces and explore the power of art to build bridges across disciplines and communities.

Learn more about the curators and their vision on the Journal.

TRIENNIAL 2025 PROJECTS

  • An indoor space with a large screen displaying a lush green jungle scene, with black curtains on the side and several black pillows on the floor, suggesting a relaxing or immersive environment.

    Calls for Action

    Julian Charrière

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  • Large sculpture of a whale made from textured stone and metal, lying on its side near a pier with boats and city buildings in the background.

    Nomad 2

    Beatriz Cortez

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  • A large, curved assembly of wooden stakes or planks arranged in a pattern outdoors, with trees and a grassy area in the background, bathed in sunlight.

    This Moment for Joy

    Alison Croney Moses

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  • Close-up of a green carved wooden totem pole with geometric patterns and face-like features.

    I think it goes like this (pick yourself up)

    Nicholas Galanin

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  • A sailboat on fire at night with flames engulfing the boat, thick smoke rising, and a crowd of people watching behind a barricade.

    Invadieron por mar, respondemos con fuego. Un presagio.

    Adela Goldbard

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  • A woman in traditional attire is seen from the back, standing in front of a woven textile backdrop adorned with butterflies and birds, surrounded by natural elements like bamboo and web-like structures.

    Under the Spider’s Web + Oruko Pe: The Names are Complete

    Stephen Hamilton

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  • A mounted animal skull with horns on a wooden plaque, next to a black rope fence with hanging black ribbons, against a blue sky and a brick building.

    Transmutation

    Cannupa Hanska Luger

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  • Multiple large flat rocks with smooth, polished surfaces arranged on metal stands outdoors, with green grass in the background.

    Black Forest + Stone Circle Bench

    Ekene Ijeoma

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  • Colorful flags and banners hanging from a Ferris wheel at an outdoor event clear against a blue sky, with trees in the background.

    Today is The Day

    Andy Li

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  • A tree in a forest with a woven nest made of ropes and plant materials attached to its trunk.

    Indistinct Form (Forma Indistinta)

    Laura Lima

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  • Neon sign with light blue text saying 'No one deserves to be unhoused' and a yellow key symbol.

    Cost of Living

    Patrick Martinez

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  • A person wearing a colorful theatrical costume with an exaggerated pink face mask, large feathered hat decorated with food items and miniature objects, and holding a prop representing a globe with metallic figurines of people hugging.

    Material Monument to Thomas Morton (Playing Indian)

    New Red Order

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  • A circular garden bed with small plants and orange flowers, with an arrangement of blue metallic chairs and tables on top, viewed from above.

    Convergence: Porous Futures

    Evelyn Rydz

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  • Colorful glass window with pink and cyan abstract shapes, reflecting outdoor trees and surroundings.

    Ñ Press

    Gabriel Sosa

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  • Artificial doll with colorful, dreadlock hair and painted face, surrounded by green plants and indoor shopping mall background.

    In the Well: The Stories We Tell About Addiction

    Swoon

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  • A modern, artistic blue structure with geometric cut-outs and arches, located in a grassy outdoor area with trees in the background.

    Matters of Consequence

    Lan Tuazon

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TRIENNIAL 2025 MUSEUM PARTNERS

Boston museums and institutions present temporary and permanent projects throughout outdoor spaces and publicly accessible sites

  • A wooden display with a painted image of a fetus in the womb inside a red circle. There is an orange and black device attached to the display, resembling a miniature robotic arm or camera.

    Aáni yéi xat duwasáakw (I am called Land)

    Nicholas Galanin
    MassArt Art Museum

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  • A metallic statue of a woman in traditional Native American attire holding a fan, with a braids hairstyle, standing on a stone pedestal in an urban park setting. In the background, there is another statue of a woman riding a horse, along with residential buildings and leafless trees.

    The Knowledge Keepers

    Alan Michelson
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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  • Suspended suitcases behind red string curtain in an art installation.

    Home Less Home

    Chiharu Shiota
    Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

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  • A large pink sign with text on a brick wall, situated above a bike rack and a scooter, with a tree trunk visible on the left side.

    I want more celebrations

    Gabriel Sosa
    Tufts University Art Galleries / Boston (SMFA at Tufts)

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  • Large mural on the side of a modern building showing floating flowers, clouds, and a large rock formation.

    Reigning Beauty

    Yu-Wen Wu
    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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