ITALY
THE 60TH EDITION OF THE VENICE BIENNALE IS LAUNCHING IN APRIL, WITH A FOCUS ON MARGINALISED GROUPS, IMMIGRATION AND DECOLONISATION
“No matter where you find yourself, you’re always truly, and deep down inside, a foreigner,” says Adriano Pedrosa, artistic director of the São Paulo Museum of Art and curator of this year’s Venice Biennale — the show’s first from the Southern Hemisphere. Held every two years, the six-month festival champions the world’s greatest artistic talent through exhibitions and national pavilions. For its 60th edition, opening on 20 April this year, Pedrosa has chosen the title Stranieri Ovunque — ‘Foreigners Everywhere’ — and favoured artists that have had no or little involvement in the Biennale before. Taking place in Venice’s Giardini parkland and Arsenale shipyard areas, the expo will be formed of two parts: the Nucleo Contemporaneo, focusing on marginalised groups such as Indigenous, queer and outsider artists, and the Nucleo Storico, which will showcase 20th-century works from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as the Italian artistic diaspora. 20 April-24 November, 2024 labiennale.org
