Adriano Pedrosa Curates 60th Venice Biennale with 'Foreigners Everywhere' Theme
Adriano Pedrosa, who will serve as the inaugural Latin American chief curator for the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, has selected the theme 'Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere.' This concept draws inspiration from Claire Fontaine and Pedrosa's 2009 Panorama da Arte Brasileira. The exhibition is divided into two primary sections: Nucleo Storico, co-curated alongside Sofia Gotti, and Nucleo Contemporaneo, with assistance from Amanda Carneiro, highlighting themes related to foreigners, queer identities, outsider artists, and indigenous perspectives. It will showcase 30 collateral events, including 'Anchor in the Landscape' by Artists and Allies of Hebron. Since 2014, Pedrosa has been the artistic director at MASP, where he plans to rename the museum's buildings in honor of Pietro Maria Bardi and Lina Bo Bardi by late 2024. His career includes studies in Rio and curatorial positions at prominent biennials.
Key facts
- Adriano Pedrosa is the first Latin American chief curator of the 60th Venice Biennale (2024).
- The Biennale theme is 'Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere,' borrowed from Claire Fontaine.
- The exhibition is divided into Nucleo Storico and Nucleo Contemporaneo, focusing on four subjects: foreigner, queer, outsider, and indigenous.
- 30 collateral events were selected, including a Palestinian project from Hebron.
- Pedrosa is artistic director of MASP, overseeing building renaming to Pietro Maria Bardi and Lina Bo Bardi.
- He studied at Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage and California Institute of the Arts.
- Pedrosa was adjunct curator for the 24th São Paulo Biennale and co-curator of the 27th.
- Art Review listed him among the 100 most influential people in 2023.
Entities
Artists
- Adriano Pedrosa
- Daniel Senise
- Milton Machado
- Beatriz Milhazes
- Charles Watson
- Viviane Matesco
- Lisette Lagnado
- Sofia Gotti
- Amanda Carneiro
- Paula Tinoco
- Juliana Ziebell
- Karen Marta
- Todd Bradway
- Claire Fontaine
- José Antônio da Silva
- Maria Auxiliadora
- Heitor dos Prazeres
- Madalena dos Santos Reinbolt
- Lina Bo Bardi
- Pietro Maria Bardi
- John-Baptiste Oduor
- Okwui Enwezor
- Rubem Valentim
- Frida Kahlo
- Clement Greenberg
Institutions
- 60th Venice Biennale
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP)
- Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM/SP)
- Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage
- California Institute of the Arts
- 24th Bienal de São Paulo
- 27th Bienal de São Paulo
- Bienal de Istambul
- Insite
- Centro Cultural de Tijuana (Cecut)
- Galeria Luisa Strina
- Funarte
- Centro Cultural São Paulo
- Artforum
- Frieze
- Art Review
- Panorama da Arte Brasileira
- Artists and Allies of Hebron
- Venice Biennale
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo
- Arsenale
- British Museum
- Jacobin
- Documenta
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro
- London
- United Kingdom
- Los Angeles
- United States
- San Diego
- Tijuana
- Mexico
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Hebron
- Palestine
- Cisjordânia
- Munich
- Germany
- Paris
- France
- Rome
- Berlin
- New York
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Madrid
- Spain
- Portugal