Cecilia Alemani Announces 213 Artists for 59th Venice Biennale The Milk of Dreams
Cecilia Alemani has unveiled the list of artists for the 59th Venice Biennale, titled The Milk of Dreams. This event will feature 213 artists from 58 countries, including 180 newcomers to the main exhibition. Originally set for 2021, it has been pushed to run from April 23 to November 27, 2022, due to COVID-19 delays. Alemani described the selection as 'transhistorical,' aiming to capture the current anxieties without being too literal. The title is inspired by surrealist Leonora Carrington’s drawings. She highlighted the strong representation of women and gender non-conforming artists, which challenges traditional male narratives. Participants include Nan Goldin, Simone Leigh, and historical figures like Sonia Delaunay and Claude Cahun, showcasing a diverse global talent pool.
Key facts
- 213 artists selected for 59th Venice Biennale
- Curator Cecilia Alemani
- Title: The Milk of Dreams
- Dates: 23 April to 27 November 2022
- 180 artists new to biennale main exhibition
- Artists from 58 countries
- Postponed from 2021 due to COVID-19
- Title references Leonora Carrington book
Entities
Artists
- Noor Abuarafeh
- Carla Accardi
- Igshaan Adams
- Eileen Agar
- Monira Al Qadiri
- Sophia Al-Maria
- Özlem Altın
- Marina Apollonio
- Gertrud Arndt
- Ruth Asawa
- Shuvinai Ashoona
- Belkis Ayón
- Firelei Báez
- Felipe Baeza
- Josephine Baker
- Djuna Barnes
- Mária Bartuszová
- Benedetta
- Mirella Bentivoglio
- Annalisa Alloatti
- Merikokeb Berhanu
- Tomaso Binga
- Cosima von Bonin
- Louise Bonnet
- Marianne Brandt
- Kerstin Brätsch
- Dora Budor
- Eglė Budvytytė
- Marija Olšauskaitė
- Julija Steponaitytė
- Liv Bugge
- Simnikiwe Buhlungu
- Miriam Cahn
- Claude Cahun
- Elaine Cameron-Weir
- Milly Canavero
- Leonora Carrington
- Regina Cassolo Bracchi
- Ambra Castagnetti
- Giulia Cenci
- Giannina Censi
- Gabriel Chaile
- Ali Cherri
- Anna Coleman Ladd
- Ithell Colquhoun
- Myrlande Constant
- June Crespo
- Dadamaino
- Noah Davis
- Lenora de Barros
- Valentine de Saint-Point
- Lise Deharme
- Sonia Delaunay
- Agnes Denes
- Maya Deren
- Lucia Di Luciano
- Ibrahim El-Salahi
- Sara Enrico
- Chiara Enzo
- Andro Eradze
- Jaider Esbell
- Jana Euler
- Minnie Evans
- Alexandra Exter
- Jadé Fadojutimi
- Jes Fan
- Safia Farhat
- Simone Fattal
- Célestin Faustin
- Leonor Fini
- Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
- Katharina Fritsch
- Ilse Garnier
- Aage Gaup
- Linda Gazzera
- Ficre Ghebreyesus
- Elisa Giardina Papa
- Roberto Gil de Montes
- Nan Goldin
- Jane Graverol
- Laura Grisi
- Karla Grosch
- Robert Grosvenor
- Aneta Grzeszykowska
- Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe
- Florence Henri
- Lynn Hershman Leeson
- Charline von Heyl
- Hannah Höch
- Jessie Homer French
- Rebecca Horn
- Georgiana Houghton
- Sheree Hovsepian
- Tishan Hsu
- Marguerite Humeau
- Jacqueline Humphries
- Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
- Tatsuo Ikeda
- Saodat Ismailova
- Aletta Jacobs
- Geumhyung Jeong
- Charlotte Johannesson
- Loïs Mailou Jones
- Jamian Juliano-Villani
- Birgit Jürgenssen
- Ida Kar
- Allison Katz
- Bronwyn Katz
- Kapwani Kiwanga
- Kiki Kogelnik
- Barbara Kruger
- Tetsumi Kudo
- Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill
- Louise Lawler
- Carolyn Lazard
- Mire Lee
- Simone Leigh
- Hannah Levy
- Tau Lewis
- Shuang Li
- Liliane Lijn
- Candice Lin
- Mina Loy
- Antoinette Lubaki
- LuYang
- Zhenya Machneva
- Baya Mahieddine
- Maruja Mallo
- Joyce Mansour
- Britta Marakatt-Labba
- Diego Marcon
- Sidsel Meineche Hansen
- Maria Sibylla Merian
- Vera Molnár
- Delcy Morelos
- Sister Gertrude Morgan
- Sandra Mujinga
- Mrinalini Mukherjee
- Nadja
- Louise Nevelson
- Amy Nimr
- Magdalene Odundo
- Precious Okoyomon
- Meret Oppenheim
- Ovartaci
- Virginia Overton
- Akosua Adoma Owusu
- Prabhakar Pachpute
- Eusapia Palladino
- Violeta Parra
- Rosana Paulino
- Valentine Penrose
- Elle Pérez
- Sondra Perry
- Solange Pessoa
- Thao Nguyen Phan
- Julia Phillips
- Joanna Piotrowska
- Alexandra Pirici
- Anu Põder
- Gisèle Prassinos
- Christina Quarles
- Rachilde
- Janis Rafa
- Alice Rahon
- Carol Rama
- Paula Rego
- Edith Rimmington
- Enif Robert
- Luiz Roque
- Rosa Rosà
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Giovanna Sandri
- Pinaree Sanpitak
- Aki Sasamoto
- Augusta Savage
- Lavinia Schulz
- Walter Holdt
- Lillian Schwartz
- Amy Sillman
- Elias Sime
- Marianna Simnett
- Hélène Smith
- Sable Elyse Smith
- Teresa Solar
- Mary Ellen Solt
- P. Staff
- Sophie Taeuber-Arp
- Toshiko Takaezu
- Emma Talbot
- Dorothea Tanning
- Bridget Tichenor
- Tecla Tofano
- Josefa Tolrà
- Tourmaline
- Toyen
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Wu Tsang
- Kaari Upson
- Andra Ursuţa
- Grazia Varisco
- Remedios Varo
- Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
- Marie Vassilieff
- Cecilia Vicuña
- Nanda Vigo
- Marianne Vitale
- Raphaela Vogel
- Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
- Laura Wheeler Waring
- Ulla Wiggen
- Mary Wigman
- Müge Yilmaz
- Frantz Zéphirin
- Zheng Bo
- Unica Zürn
- Portia Zvavahera
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- Venice
- Italy