Venice Biennale 2022: Guide to Must-See Exhibitions and Events
The 59th Venice Biennale, under the curation of Cecilia Alemani, is scheduled from April 23 to November 27, 2022, with preview days occurring from April 20 to 22. Notable exhibitions feature Anish Kapoor's retrospective at Gallerie dell'Accademia (April 20-October 9), Anselm Kiefer at Palazzo Ducale (running until October 29), Marlene Dumas's 'Open-end' at Palazzo Grassi (open until January 8, 2023), and Joseph Beuys's 'Finalmente articolato' at Palazzo Cini (April 20-October 2). Additional attractions include 'Surrealismo e Magia' at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (April 9-September 26), Bruce Nauman's 'Contrapposto Studies' at Punta della Dogana (until November 27), and Kehinde Wiley's 'An Archaeology of Silence' at Fondazione Cini (April 22-July 24).
Key facts
- 59th Venice Biennale runs April 23 to November 27, 2022, curated by Cecilia Alemani.
- Anish Kapoor retrospective at Gallerie dell'Accademia and Palazzo Manfrin, April 20-October 9, curated by Taco Dibbits.
- Anselm Kiefer exhibition at Palazzo Ducale until October 29, curated by Gabriella Belli and Janne Sirén.
- Marlene Dumas 'Open-end' at Palazzo Grassi until January 8, 2023, curated by Caroline Bourgeois.
- Joseph Beuys 'Finalmente articolato' at Palazzo Cini, April 20-October 2, curated by Luca Massimo Barbero.
- Surrealismo e Magia at Peggy Guggenheim Collection, April 9-September 26.
- Hermann Nitsch '20th Painting Action' at Oficine 800, Giudecca, April 19-July 20.
- Bruce Nauman 'Contrapposto Studies' at Punta della Dogana until November 27, curated by Carlos Basualdo and Caroline Bourgeois.
- Louise Nevelson 'Persistence' at Procuratie Vecchie, April 23-September 11.
- Sterling Ruby inaugurates Palazzo Diedo with 'A Project in Four Acts'.
- Fondazione Prada presents 'Human Brains', April 23-November 27, curated by Udo Kittelmann.
- Giudecca Art District presents 'Humanabilia' with 'SILK' and 'Terra Nova' from April 20.
- Fondazione Cini hosts 'On Fire', April 22-July 24, curated by Bruno Corà.
- Bosco Sodi 'What Goes Around Comes Around' at Palazzo Vendramin Grimani, April 23-November 27.
- Chun Kwang Young and Stefano Boeri 'Times Reimagined' at Palazzo Contarini Polignac, April 23-November 27.
- Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley at Negozio Olivetti, April 23-November 27, curated by Luca Massimo Barbero.
- Vera Molnár 'Icône 2020' at New Murano Gallery, April 23-November 27.
- Tom of Finland 'AllTogether' at Studio Cannaregio, April 23-June 26, supported by DIESEL.
- Eugen Raportoru 'The Abduction from the Seraglio' at Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti, April 23-November 27.
- Kehinde Wiley 'An Archaeology of Silence' at Fondazione Cini, April 22-July 24, curated by Christophe Leribault.
- Penumbra at Ospedaletto, April 20-November 27, curated by Alessandro Rabottini and Leonardo Bigazzi.
- Future Generation Art Prize exhibition at Scuola Grande della Misericordia, April 23-August 7, winner Aziz Hazara.
- Marc Quinn 'HISTORYNOW' at Museo Archeologico Nazionale, April 21-October 23.
- Antoni Clavé 'Lo spirito del guerriero' at Palazzo Franchetti, April 22-October 23.
Entities
Artists
- Cecilia Alemani
- Anish Kapoor
- Taco Dibbits
- Anselm Kiefer
- Gabriella Belli
- Janne Sirén
- Andrea Emo Capodilista
- Marlene Dumas
- Caroline Bourgeois
- Joseph Beuys
- Luca Massimo Barbero
- Victor Brauner
- Leonora Carrington
- Salvador Dalí
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Paul Delvaux
- Maya Deren
- Óscar Domínguez
- Max Ernst
- Leonor Fini
- René Magritte
- Roberto Matta
- Wolfgang Paalen
- Kay Sage
- Kurt Seligmann
- Yves Tanguy
- Dorothea Tanning
- Remedios Varo
- Hermann Nitsch
- Helmut Essl
- Bruce Nauman
- Carlos Basualdo
- Louise Nevelson
- David Chipperfield
- Sterling Ruby
- Nicolas Berggruen
- Mario Codognato
- Udo Kittelmann
- Alfons Hug
- Faig Ahmed
- Olaf Nicolai
- Nino Kvrivishvili
- Araks Sahakyan
- Lisa Batacchi
- Rhéal Olivier Lanthier
- François St-Jacques
- Robbie Cornelissen
- Jannick Deslauriers
- Eddy Firmin
- Karine Giboulo
- Jessica Houston
- Guillaume Lachapelle
- Nadia Myre
- Bruno Corà
- Alberto Burri
- Yves Klein
- Arman
- Pier Paolo Calzolari
- Jannis Kounellis
- Claudio Parmiggiani
- Bosco Sodi
- Daniela Ferretti
- Dakin Hart
- Chun Kwang Young
- Stefano Boeri
- Lucio Fontana
- Antony Gormley
- Carlo Scarpa
- Vera Molnár
- Alessandro Trambaioli
- Tom of Finland
- Eugen Raportoru
- Ilina Schileru
- Kehinde Wiley
- Christophe Leribault
- Holbein
- Karimah Ashadu
- Jonathas de Andrade
- Aziz Hazara
- He Xiangyu
- Masbedo
- James Richards
- Emilija Škarnulytė
- Ana Vaz
- Alessandro Rabottini
- Leonardo Bigazzi
- Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli
- Victor Pinchuk
- Marc Quinn
- Aindrea Emelife
- Francesca Pini
- Antoni Clavé
- Aude Hendgen
- Sitor Senghor
Institutions
- Biennale di Venezia
- Gallerie dell'Accademia
- Anish Kapoor Foundation
- Rijksmuseum
- Palazzo Ducale
- Fondazione Musei Civici
- Gagosian
- Palazzo Grassi
- Palazzo Cini
- Fondazione Giorgio Cini
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Zuecca Project
- Wiener Secession
- Nitsch Foundation
- Galerie Kandlhofer
- Hermann Nitsch Foundation
- Punta della Dogana
- Procuratie Vecchie
- Berggruen Arts & Culture
- Museum Berggruen
- Berggruen Institute
- Madre
- Fondazione Prada
- Giudecca Art District
- Goethe Institute
- Art Mur
- Fondazione dell'Albero d'Oro
- Palazzo Vendramin Grimani
- Palazzo Contarini Polignac
- Negozio Olivetti
- Arte Continua
- New Murano Gallery
- Tom of Finland Foundation
- The Community
- DIESEL
- Istituto Europeo per le Arti e la Cultura dei Rom (ERIAC)
- Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti
- Musée d'Orsay
- TEMPLON
- Fondazione In Between Art Film
- PinchukArtCentre
- Scuola Grande della Misericordia
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale
- Palazzo Franchetti
- Archivi Antoni Clavé
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Arsenale
- Giardini
- Gallerie dell'Accademia
- Campo della Carità
- Dorsoduro
- Palazzo Manfrin
- Fondamenta Venier
- Palazzo Ducale
- Piazza San Marco
- Palazzo Grassi
- Campo San Samuele
- Palazzo Cini
- Campo San Vio
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Palazzo Venier dei Leoni
- Giudecca
- Oficine 800
- Fondamenta S. Biagio
- Punta della Dogana
- Procuratie Vecchie
- Palazzo Diedo
- Cannaregio
- Fondazione Prada
- Ca' Corner della Regina
- Santa Croce
- Giudecca Art District
- Spazio Legno e Legno Arte
- Spazio One contemporary Art
- Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore
- Palazzo Vendramin Grimani
- San Polo
- Palazzo Contarini Polignac
- Negozio Olivetti
- Murano
- New Murano Gallery
- Calle Alvise Vivarini
- Studio Cannaregio
- Calle de la Conterie
- Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti
- Campo Santo Stefano
- Complesso dell'Ospedaletto
- Barbaria de le Tole
- Scuola Grande della Misericordia
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale
- Piazzetta San Marco
- Palazzo Franchetti
- Barcelona
- Saint-Tropez
- Amsterdam
- Los Angeles
- Paris
- Kiev
- Ukraine
- Afghanistan
- Vienna
- Berlin
- Naples
- Canada