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Herbert Rodríguez Represents Peru at 59th Venice Biennale

exhibition · 2026-04-24

Herbert Rodríguez represents Peru at the 59th Venice Biennale with the exhibition "La paz es una promesa corrosiva" (Peace is a corrosive promise). The show features political works from the turbulent 1980s, reflecting the artist's engagement with Peru's social and political upheavals during that decade. The exhibition is presented at the Peruvian Pavilion in Venice.

Key facts

  • Herbert Rodríguez represents Peru at the 59th Venice Biennale
  • Exhibition title: La paz es una promesa corrosiva (Peace is a corrosive promise)
  • Works date from the 1980s
  • The 1980s were a tumultuous decade in Peru
  • The exhibition is political in nature
  • Venue: Peruvian Pavilion
  • Event: 59th Venice Biennale
  • Year: 2022

Entities

Artists

  • Herbert Rodríguez
  • Herbert Rodriguez

Institutions

  • Peruvian Pavilion
  • Venice Biennale
  • Contemporary And (C&)
  • América Latina

Locations

  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Peruvian Pavilion

Sources