Triennale Milano 2022 Explores the Unknown with 400 Artists
Set to commence in the summer of 2022, the 23rd International Exhibition of Triennale Milano is themed 'Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries.' Curators Ersilia Vaudo and Francis Kéré have assembled a collection of over 600 artworks by 400 artists from more than 40 nations, including 22 international participations. African nations such as Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda will have dedicated pavilions. The Ukrainian Pavilion, overseen by Gianluigi Ricuperati, will be showcased in Bucha. Supported by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio emphasized the significance of Italy's design industry. The exhibition explores crises and the limits of human understanding of the universe through various curated pieces and scholarly contributions.
Key facts
- 23rd International Exhibition of Triennale Milano titled 'Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries'
- Curated by Ersilia Vaudo (ESA Chief Diversity Officer) and Francis Kéré (Pritzker Prize 2022)
- 400 artists, designers, architects from over 40 countries
- More than 600 works and 22 international participations
- Six African national pavilions: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda
- Special Ukrainian Pavilion curated by Gianluigi Ricuperati
- Promoted with BIE and Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Exhibition includes 'Mondo Reale' by Fondation Cartier and 'La Tradizione del Nuovo' by Marco Sammicheli
- Non-Euclidean geometry setting with 3D-printed organic waste materials
- Uses ESA Gaia satellite data to show future sky motion
Entities
Artists
- Ersilia Vaudo
- Francis Kéré
- Gianluigi Ricuperati
- Stefano Boeri
- Luigi Di Maio
- Dimitri Kerkentzes
- Hervé Chandès
- Marco Sammicheli
- Giovanni Agosti
- Jacopo Stoppa
- Francesco Bianconi
- Emanuele Coccia
- Ingrid Paoletti
- Romeo Castellucci
- Andrea Branzi
- Joseph Grima
- Paola Antonelli
Institutions
- Triennale Milano
- Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
- Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
- Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
- Museo del Design Italiano di Triennale
- Politecnico di Milano
- Agenzia Spaziale Europea (ESA)
- Farnesina
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Rwanda
- Ukraine
- Bucha
- Africa
- Europe
- Nice
- France