Ralph Rugoff's 2019 Venice Biennale Exhibition Presents Dual Propositions with 79 Artists
The 2019 Venice Biennale's International Exhibition, titled 'May You Live in Interesting Times,' was curated by Ralph Rugoff and showcased 79 artists across two venues: 'Proposition A' at the Arsenale and 'Proposition B' in the Giardini, from 11 May to 24 November 2019. Key pieces included Antoine Catala's 'It's Over,' George Condo's 'Double Elvis,' Christian Marclay's '48 War Movies,' and Arthur Jafa's 'The White Album,' which won the Golden Lion. Additional highlights featured works by Sun Yuan and Peng Yu, paintings from Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Henry Taylor, and Hito Steyerl's 'This is the Future.' Rugoff's curation focused on themes of dissonance and fragmentation, inviting viewers to reconsider fixed interpretations of art.
Key facts
- Ralph Rugoff curated the 2019 Venice Biennale International Exhibition
- Exhibition titled 'May You Live in Interesting Times'
- Featured 79 living artists across two venues: Arsenale and Giardini
- Ran from 11 May to 24 November 2019
- Arthur Jafa's 'The White Album' won the Golden Lion
- Dual displays called 'Proposition A' and 'Proposition B' presented different works by same artists
- Included works by artists from China, Africa, and other regions
- Exhibition emphasized dissonance and challenged fixed narratives
Entities
Artists
- Ralph Rugoff
- Antoine Catala
- George Condo
- Zanele Muholi
- Soham Gupta
- Christian Marclay
- Arthur Jafa
- Sun Yuan
- Peng Yu
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby
- Henry Taylor
- Anicka Yi
- Ian Cheng
- Lee Bul
- Carol Bove
- Teresa Margolles
- Christoph Büchel
- Ed Atkins
- Alex Da Corte
- Nicole Eisenman
- Hito Steyerl
- Philip Larkin
- Philip Guston
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Michael Armitage
- Korakrit Arunanondchai
- Nairy Baghramian
- Alexandra Bircken
- Ludovica Carbotta
- Haris Epaminonda
- Cyprien Gaillard
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
- Martine Gutierrez
- Anthony Hernandez
- Suki Seokyeong Kang
- Jean-Luc Moulène
- Handiwirman Saputra
- Augustas Serapinas
- Slavs and Tatars
- Michael E. Smith
- Tavares Strachan
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Kemang Wa Lehulere
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Tsuyoshi Hisakado
- Margaret Wertheim
- Christine Wertheim
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
- ArtReview
- General Motors
- US Steel
- Hayward Gallery
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Arsenale
- Giardini
- South Africa
- India
- Mexico
- Ciudad Juárez
- Libya
- Europe
- London
- United Kingdom