Biennale Arte 2024: National Pavilion Artists Announced
The 60th Venice Biennale, curated by Adriano Pedrosa under the theme 'Stranieri Ovunque' (Foreigners Everywhere), opens April 20, 2024. National pavilions have revealed their artists and curators. Key highlights include: Archie Moore (Australia) with 'kith and kin'; Kapwani Kiwanga (Canada); Julien Creuzet (France); John Akomfrah (UK); Jeffrey Gibson (US), the first Indigenous artist to represent the US; Glicéria Tupinambá (Brazil); and Manal AlDowayan (Saudi Arabia). The Benin Republic participates for the first time. The Vatican pavilion, 'Con i miei occhi,' is hosted at the Giudecca women's prison, featuring Maurizio Cattelan and others. The Cameroon pavilion aims for Carbon Net Zero. The Danish pavilion presents Inuuteq Storch, the first native Greenlander. The Spanish pavilion is represented by Sandra Gamarra Heshiki, the first foreign-born artist for Spain. The US pavilion is co-curated by Kathleen Ash-Milby (Navajo Nation). The Holy See's pavilion focuses on human rights.
Key facts
- 60th Venice Biennale opens April 20, 2024
- Curated by Adriano Pedrosa with theme 'Stranieri Ovunque'
- Jeffrey Gibson is first Indigenous artist to represent US in 129 years
- Benin participates for first time
- Vatican pavilion at Giudecca women's prison
- Cameroon pavilion aims for Carbon Net Zero
- Denmark presents first native Greenlander artist Inuuteq Storch
- Spain represented by foreign-born artist Sandra Gamarra Heshiki
Entities
Artists
- Adriano Pedrosa
- Iva Lulashi
- Manal AlDowayan
- Archie Moore
- Anna Jermolaewa
- Vusala Agharaziyeva
- Rashad Alakbarov
- Irina Eldarova
- Ishola Akpo
- Moufouli Bello
- Romuald Hazoumè
- Chloé Quenum
- Glicéria Tupinambá
- Jean Michel Dissake
- Hako Hankson
- Kendji & Ollo Arts
- Patrick-Joël Tatcheda Yonkeu
- Guy Wouete
- Angelo Accardi
- Julia Bornefeld
- Cesare Catania
- Adélaïde Laurent-Bellue
- Franco Mazzucchelli
- Rex and Edna Volcan
- Giorgio Tentolini
- Liu Youju
- Kapwani Kiwanga
- Valeria Montti Colque
- Koo Jeong-a
- Vlatka Horvat
- Inuuteq Storch
- Edith Karlson
- Tesfaye Urgessa
- Mark Salvatus
- Pia Lindman
- Vidha Saumya
- Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen
- Julien Creuzet
- Yuko Mohri
- John Akomfrah
- Eimear Walshe
- Hildigunnur Birgisdottir
- Trevor Yeung
- Amanda Ziemele
- Mounira Al Solh
- Pakui Hardware
- Neringa Cerniauskaite
- Ugnius Gelguda
- Matthew Attard
- Darja Bajagić
- Yinka Shonibare
- Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
- Ndidi Dike
- Onyeka Igwe
- Toyin Ojih Odutola
- Abraham Oghobase
- Precious Okoyomon
- Fatimah Tuggar
- Cercle d'Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC)
- Renzo Martens
- Mónica de Miranda
- Sónia Vaz Borges
- Vânia Gala
- Șerban Savu
- Eddie Martinez
- Aleksandar Denić
- Robert Zhao Renhui
- Oto Hudec
- Sandra Gamarra Heshiki
- Jeffrey Gibson
- Guerreiro do Divino Amor
- Yuan Goang-Ming
- Haji Chilonga
- Happy Robert
- Lutengano (Lute) Mwakisopile
- Naby Byron
- Gülsün Karamustafa
- Marton Nemes
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Bintou Dembélé
- Simone Fattal
- Claire Fontaine
- Sonia Gomes
- Corita Kent
- Marco Perego & Zoe Saldana
- Claire Tabouret
- Alexandra Kollontai
- Antonio Grulli
- Jessica Cerasi
- Maya El Khalil
- Shadin AlBulaihed
- Ellie Buttrose
- Gabriele Spindler
- Luca Beatrice
- Amina Melikova
- Rashad Aslanov
- Azu Nwagbogu
- Yassine Lassissi
- Franck Houndégla
- Arissana Pataxó
- Denilson Baniwa
- Gustavo Caboco Wapichana
- Gaëtane Verna
- Andrea Pacheco González
- Jacob Fabricius
- Seolhui Lee
- Antonia Majača
- Louise Wolthers
- Maria Arusoo
- Lemn Sissay
- Carlos Quijon Jr.
- Yvonne Billimore
- Jussi Koitela
- Céline Kopp
- Cindy Sissokho
- Sook-Kyung Lee
- Sara Greavu
- Dan Byers
- Olivia Chow
- Adam Budak
- Daiga Rudzāte
- Nada Ghandour
- Valentinas Klimašauskas
- João Lai
- Arūnas Gelūnas
- Elyse Tonna
- Sara Dolfi Agostini
- Ana Simona Zelenović
- Daniele Capra
- Vladislav Scepanovic
- Aindrea Emelife
- Hicham Khalidi
- Ciprian Mureșan
- Alison M. Gingeras
- Ksenija Samardžija
- Haeju Kim
- Lýdia Pribišová
- Agustin Pérez Rubio
- Kathleen Ash-Milby
- Abigail Winograd
- Andrea Bellini
- Abby Chen
- Enrico Bittoto
- Esra Sarıgedik Öktem
- Bige Örer
- Rona Kopeczky
- Julia Fabenyi
- José Tolentino de Mendonça
- Chiara Parisi
- Bruno Racine
- Edwin A. Abbott
- Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
- Hermano Pule
- Ilia Zdanevich
- Max Ernst
- Wilhelm Tempel
- David Lawson
- Lina Gopaul
- Mufutau Yusuf
- Amanda Feery
Institutions
- Biennale di Venezia
- Fondazione Heydar Aliyev
- National Gallery of Canada
- Frame Contemporary Art Finland
- British Council
- Frieze
- Black Audio Film Collective
- Culture Ireland
- Arts Council Ireland
- Project Arts Centre
- M+
- Hong Kong Arts Development Council
- INDIE Culture Project Agency
- Kestner Gesellschaft
- Museo Nazionale d'Arte Lituano
- Museum of West African Art
- Jan Van Eyck Academie
- Singapore Art Museum
- National Arts Council Singapore
- Portland Art Museum
- Pro Helvetia
- Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève
- Biennale de l'Image en Mouvement
- Asian Art Museum San Francisco
- Ludwig Museum Cologne
- Santa Sede
- Galerie Nationale du Bénin
- Art Hub Copenhagen
- Kunsthal Aarhus
- Dutch Arts Foundation
- Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art
- Museo d'Arte Contemporanea dell'Estonia
- Wellcome Collection
- Le Magasin
- Tate Modern
- Lago's African Artists' Foundation
- LagosPhoto Festival
- Museo d'arte contemporanea del Montenegro
- Unilever
- Biennale di Istanbul
- Biennale di Gwangju
- Biennale di San Paolo
- Biennale di Berlino
- Biennale Architettura 2023
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Giardini della Biennale
- Arsenale
- Palazzo Donà dalle Rose
- Palazzo Franchetti
- La Fucina del Futuro
- Calle San Lorenzo
- Castello
- Giudecca
- Casa di detenzione femminile della Giudecca
- Albania
- Tirana
- Arabia Saudita
- Australia
- Queensland
- Austria
- Vienna
- Azerbaigian
- Baku
- Benin
- Brasile
- Bahia
- Camerun
- Canada
- Hamilton
- Cile
- Corea del Sud
- Croazia
- Danimarca
- Groenlandia
- Sisimiut
- Estonia
- Tallinn
- Etiopia
- Filippine
- Lucban
- Monte Banahaw
- Finlandia
- Francia
- Le Blanc Mesnil
- Georgia
- Giappone
- Kanagawa
- Gran Bretagna
- Londra
- Irlanda
- Islanda
- Hong Kong
- Lettonia
- Hannover
- Libano
- Beirut
- Lituania
- Malta
- Montenegro
- Podgorica
- Isola di Mamula
- Nigeria
- Benin City
- Paesi Bassi
- Maastricht
- Lusanga
- Repubblica Democratica del Congo
- Portogallo
- Romania
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Jugoslavia
- Singapore
- Slovacchia
- Spagna
- Lima
- Perù
- Stati Uniti
- Svizzera
- Ginevra
- Taiwan
- San Francisco
- Tanzania
- Turchia
- Ankara
- Ungheria
- Budapest
- Vaticano
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Sud Africa
- Colombia
- Cina
- Germania
- Olanda
- Aarhus
- Copenhagen
- Busan
- Gwangju
- San Paolo
- Berlino
- Istanbul
- Colonia
- Mosca
- Unione Sovietica
- Marsiglia
- Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo