The 60th International Art Exhibition | La Biennale di Venezia

The 60th International Art Exhibition, “Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere”, organised by La Biennale di Venezia, takes place from April 20 to November 24, 2024. Curator Adriano Pedrosa draws inspiration from works by Claire Fontaine, exploring the phrase coined by a Turin collective fighting racism and xenophobia in the early 2000s. The exhibition delves into the challenges of global movement, addressing crises related to language, translation, ethnicity, and identity.

Pedrosa’s vision centers on artists who embody the foreigner experience, including immigrants, expatriates, diasporic individuals, and refugees, particularly those traversing the Global South and North. The exhibit spotlights the queer artist, the outsider artist at the margins of the art world, and the indigenous artist treated as a foreigner in their own land. This thematic focus, known as the “Nucleo Contemporaneo,” aims to celebrate the diversity and contributions of these artists, addressing issues of race, gender, sexuality, wealth, and freedom.

In addition to the contemporary nucleus, the exhibition incorporates a “Nucleo Storico,” showcasing 20th-century art from Latin America, Africa, the Arab world, Asia, and a special section dedicated to the worldwide Italian artistic diaspora. The choice of Adriano Pedrosa, a Brazilian curator, adds a unique perspective to the Biennale, marking the first time a curator from a Latin American country leads the event.