Biennale Arte 2022: Latin American and African National Pavilions

The 2022 Venice Biennale features notable national pavilions from Africa and Latin America, running until November 27, 2022. Uganda received a special mention for its debut pavilion "Radiance: They Dream In Time" at Palazzo Palumbo Fossati, curated by Acaye Kerunen and Collin Sekajugo, focusing on sustainability and community. The Ivory Coast pavilion at Magazzino del Sale presents a group show "The dreams of a story" with artists Aboudia, Armand Boua, Aron Demetz, Laetitia Ky, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, and Yeanzi addressing social issues. Chile's immersive installation "Turba Tol Hol-Hol Tol" at the Arsenale, created by a multidisciplinary team including artist Ariel Bustamante and ecologist Bárbara Saavedra, highlights peatland ecosystems and climate change. Namibia's "The Lone Stone Men of the Desert" features stone sculptures in the Namib Desert, proposing a new category of Desert Art. Brazil's pavilion by Jonathas de Andrade uses idioms and playful imagery to represent societal violence. Uruguay's pavilion by Gerardo Goldwasser explores individuality through tailoring, contrasting with standardized fashion. Argentina's video installation by Monica Heller features 3D animations with a pigeon protagonist. Mexico's "Hasta que los cantos broten" by Mariana Castillo Deball, Naomi Rincón Gallardo, Fernando Palma Rodríguez, and Santiago Borja Charles imagines decolonial futures.