Adriano Pedrosa Reveals 332 Artists for 60th Venice Biennale Titled 'Stranieri Ovunque'
Adriano Pedrosa, the curator for the 60th Venice Biennale, revealed that the exhibition titled 'Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere' will launch in April. This year's event will showcase 332 artists, an increase from 213 in 2022, focusing on migration-related global crises. As the Biennale's first openly queer curator, Pedrosa underscored issues of race, sexuality, and wealth. The exhibition prominently features Brazilian artists, including indigenous creators and notable figures like Claudia Andujar and Tarsila do Amaral. The Mahku collective will produce a mural at the Central Pavilion, while New Zealand's Mataaho collective will unveil an installation in the Arsenale. The display will include both emerging and established artists, categorized into Nucleo Contemporaneo and Nucleo Storico. Current president Roberto Cicutto highlighted its political relevance in light of recent global developments.
Key facts
- 60th Venice Biennale curated by Adriano Pedrosa
- Title: 'Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere'
- 332 artists participating, up from 213 in 2022
- Opens in April
- Features strong Brazilian and indigenous representation
- Divided into Nucleo Contemporaneo and Nucleo Storico
- Includes historical figures like Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
- Biennale president Roberto Cicutto to be replaced by Pietrangelo Buttafuoco
Entities
Artists
- Adriano Pedrosa
- Claudia Andujar
- Tarsila do Amaral
- Beatriz Cortez
- Simone Forti
- Teresa Margolles
- María Izquierdo
- Frida Kahlo
- Wifredo Lam
- Judith Lauand
- Tomie Ohtake
- Diego Rivera
- Joaquin Torres-García
- Rubem Valentim
- Érica Rutherford
- Isaac Chong Wai
- Violeta Quispe
- Louis Fratino
- Dean Sameshima
- Evelyn Taocheng Wang
- Roberto Cicutto
- Pietrangelo Buttafuoco
- Silvio Berlusconi
- Marco Scotini
- Charmaine Poh
- Fred Kuwornu
- Bouchra Khalili
- Aycoobo
- Cecilia Alemani
- Lina Bo Bardi
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Claire Fontaine
- Lesley Lokko
- Mohamed Chabâa
- Oswald de Andrade
- Giò Ponti
- Etel Adnan
- Samia Halaby
- Nedda Guidi
- Ralph Rugoff
- Daniel Otero Torres
- Anna Maria Maiolino
- Joshua Serafin
- Elyla
- John Akomfrah
- Wael Shawky
- Aleksandar Denić
- Yael Bartana
- Ersan Mondtag
- Massimo Bartolini
- Chiara Parisi
- Bruno Racine
- Berlinde De Bruyckere
- Okwui Enwezor
- Ludovico Pratesi
Institutions
- Bienal de Veneza
- Venice Biennale
- Ministero della Cultura Italiano
- MASP (Museu de Arte de São Paulo)
- ArtReview
- La Biennale di Venezia
- MASP
- São Paulo Museum of Art
- Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation
- Biennale di Venezia
- Artribune
- Arsenale
- Giardini
- Forte Marghera
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo
- Tate
- Centre Pompidou
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Open Group
- Basilica Palladiana di San Giorgio Maggiore
Locations
- Veneza
- Italy
- Ukraine
- Gaza Strip
- Brazil
- New Zealand
- China
- Latin America
- Africa
- Arab world
- Asia
- Venice
- Giardini
- Arsenale
- São Paulo
- Singapore
- Morocco
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Europe
- Middle East
- North Africa
- Tunisia
- South America
- Global South
- Colombia
- Paris
- Palermo
- Turin
- Global North
- South Korea
- Philippines
- Argentina
- Forte Marghera
- Central America
- Oceania
- Giudecca
- San Giorgio Maggiore
- Poland
- Great Britain
- Nigeria
- Egypt
- Serbia
- Germany
- Holy See