Okwui Enwezor's Venice Biennale: All the World's Futures
In 2015, the Venice Biennale, titled "All the World's Futures," was curated by Okwui Enwezor. This renowned exhibition took place at the Central Pavilion in Giardini and the Arsenale, focusing on themes such as liveness, disorder, and economic critique. Featured artworks included Bruce Nauman's neon pieces and Adel Abdessemed's interpretations of Monet. Noteworthy interactive contributions came from Rikrit Tiravanija and Maria Eichhorn, alongside a performance by Dora Garcia. The Golden Lion for best artist went to Adrian Piper for her work, "The Probable Trust Registry," while Massinissa Selmani and Harun Farocki received the Silver Lion and Honorable Mention, respectively.
Key facts
- Okwui Enwezor curated the 2015 Venice Biennale titled 'All the World's Futures'
- Exhibition held at Arsenale and Giardini's Central Pavilion
- Three curatorial filters: liveness and epic duration, garden of disorder, reading capital
- Bruce Nauman's Human Nature/Life Death/Knows Doesn't Know (1983) featured
- Adel Abdessemed's Nympheas (2015) with swords and machetes
- Rikrit Tiravanija's Untitled 2015: 14,086 unfired clay bricks for donation
- Maria Eichhorn's Toile/Pinceau/Peinture (2015) with volunteer-painted canvases
- Dora Garcia's The Sinthome Score (2014–2015) performance based on Lacan
- Tania Bruguera's work in final room of Arsenale
- Adrian Piper won Golden Lion for The Probable Trust Registry (2013)
- Massinissa Selmani won Silver Lion for drawing series
- Harun Farocki received Honorable Mention for film atlas
- Jenny Holzer's War Paintings series at Correr Museum
- Helen Sear and Invisible Borders: Trans-African Project featured
- Danh Vo curated 'Slip of the Tongue' at Punta della Dogana
- Gedi Sibony exhibited paintings on aluminum sheets
Entities
Artists
- Okwui Enwezor
- Bruce Nauman
- Adel Abdessemed
- Rikrit Tiravanija
- Maria Eichhorn
- Dora Garcia
- Tania Bruguera
- Adrian Piper
- Massinissa Selmani
- Harun Farocki
- Gedi Sibony
- Jenny Holzer
- Helen Sear
- Emeka Okereke
- Danh Vo
- Wangechi Mutu
- Nancy Spero
- Huma Bhabha
- Ellen Gallagher
- Jean-Luc Moulene
- Sadamasa Montonaga
- Terry Adkin
- Chris Marker
- Joachim Schonfeldt
- Madhusudhanan
- Kara Walker
- Lorna Simpson
- Joan Jonas
- Romare Bearden
- Gerhard Richter
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Kiki Smith
- Jacques Lacan
- Bertolt Brecht
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Karl Marx
- Julia Kristeva
- Jacques LaPlanche
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
- Arsenale
- Giardini's Central Pavilion
- Correr Museum
- Punta della Dogana
- Invisible Borders: Trans-African Project
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Arsenale
- Giardini
- Correr Museum
- Punta della Dogana