VENICE BIENNALE 2024 TICKETS, PAVILIONS, SIDE EVENTS
Venice Biennale 2024, tickets, pavilions, side events, what to see and where to go.
In 2024, Venice will once again become the hub of international art with the 60th International Art Exhibition, entitled ‘Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere’, curated by Adriano Pedrosa.
This evocative title, inspired by a work by the Claire Fontaine collective, profoundly expresses the cultural diversity and fluidity of identities in today’s global context.
In this post you will find all the updates on the Venice Biennale 2024 what to see, where to go and what to do 😉
Last updated 24 March 2024 – Argentina Pavillion
THE THEME OF THE ART BIENNALE 2024
Curator Adriano Pedrosa, with a keen eye for social issues, has chosen a perfect title to reflect on the concepts of movement, existence and identity through the prism of global crises.
The title ‘Strangers Everywhere’ refers not only to the ubiquitous presence of foreigners, but also to the intrinsic feeling of foreignness that one can experience anywhere in the world.
The Biennale Arte 2024 will therefore become a melting pot of artists representing diversity: foreigners, immigrants, exiles, queers, outsiders, and indigenous artists, all sharing their unique experiences through art.
The exhibition will highlight both a Contemporary Core and a Historical Core, the latter focusing on 20th century works from different parts of the world, including a special section devoted to Italian artists in diaspora.
With its variety of works and artists, the Biennale Arte 2024 promises to be an exciting and enlightening experience, an invitation to reflect on our understanding of art, culture and identity in an increasingly interconnected world.
Venice awaits everyone in 2024 to celebrate and discover together this extraordinary global mosaic of art and culture.
THE CURATOR (UPDATE 21 DECEMBER 2024)
Adriano Pedrosa, known for his creativity and innovative vision, is the first Latin American curator to lead the Art Biennale.
His approach aims to change the traditional point of view in contemporary art, not only aesthetically but also geographically. Pedrosa emphasises artists who, despite coming from different cultures, have maintained ties to their cultural roots.
Besides providing a platform for international artists, the 60th International Art Exhibition focuses on South American artists, emphasising their significant contribution to world art. The Biennale aims to fill the gaps in art history, bringing to light hitherto neglected voices.
THE DATES OF THE 2024 BIENNIAL
The Art Biennale will open on 20 April 2024 and close on 24 November 2024.
TICKETS FOR THE 2024 BIENNIAL
Tickets to visit the Biennale Arte 2024 are already available.
To choose the right ticket for you, for the group of people you will be visiting the Biennale with and to book the guided tour if necessary, go to the only official website for Biennale ticket reservations.
THE NATIONAL PAVILIONS (UPDATE OF MARCH 24, 2024)
The presentations of the National Pavilions begin, outlining their projects and defining the various themes being addressed by the invited artists.
In fact, the Art Biennale 2024 will be flanked by 90 National Participations in Pavilions located at the Giardini, Arsenale and scattered throughout the historic center of Venice.
Four countries are present for the first time at the Art Biennale: Republic of Benin, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, and United Republic of Tanzania. Nicaragua, Republic of Panama and Senegal are participating for the first time with their own pavilions.
The Pavilion of Argentina features artist Luciana Lamothe and curator Sofia Dourron, who present a project entitled “Hope the Doors Collapse.” A new (La Biennale Arte 2024-specific) large-scale installation is presented, consisting of four structures conceived around the architecture of the Argentine pavilion, which are built from iron scaffolding, curved phenolic ribbons, and a series of sculptures made of wood scraps, burned and cut, branches and logs. The structures, linked together, will be able to be walked through by visitors. The work will be made entirely in Venice using locally salvaged materials, and at the end of the exhibition each element will be returned to its place of origin.
The Pavilion of the Republic of San Marino presents “Nomader,” a project by artist Eddie Martinez and will be hosted at La Fucina del Futuro.
Details of the project can be found in the post Discovering the San Marino Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024 with the works of Eddie Martinez, which contains an in-depth look at the significance of and connection to the “Strangers Everywhere” theme of the 2024 Biennale.
The Italian Pavilion at the Tese delle Vergini in the Arsenale, supported and promoted by the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture, is curated by Luca Cerizza, with the project Due qui / To hear by artist Massimo Bartolini, which includes contributions specially conceived by female musicians and writers.
The Pavilion of the Holy See, sponsored by the Prefect of the Holy See’s Dicastery for Culture and Education, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, will take place this year in the Venice Women’s Prison in Giudecca. The exhibition is entitled With My Eyes and is curated by Chiara Parisi and Bruno Racine.
The City of Venice is participating with its own Pavilion, the Venice Pavilion, at the Giardini di Sant’Elena.
COLLATERAL EVENTS (UPDATE OF FEBRUARY 29, 2024)
There are 30 Collateral Events approved by the Curator and organized in numerous venues in the city of Venice. Each event offers a wide range of contributions and participations that enrich the entries that characterize the Exhibition.
HERE IS THE LIST OF EVENTS (click the individual event’s link for more details):
Robert Indiana. The Sweet Mystery
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (organizing institution), Wakefield
Above Zobeide (working title).
Macau Museum of Art (organizing institution), Macau
All African Peoples’ Consulate (working title)
The Africa Center and Open Society Foundations (organizing institution), New York
Anchor in the Landscape (working title)
Artists and Allies of Hebron (organizing institution), Hebron/Berlin
Andrzej Wróblewski. In First Person (working title)
Starak Family Foundation (organizing institution), Warsaw
Berlinde De Bruyckere: City of Refuge III (working title)
Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore – Benedicti Claustra Onlus (organizing institution), Venice
Borincano Lament (provisional title)
REM Brega Consulate (organizing institution), San Juan
Catalonia in Venice_ Bestiari (provisional title)
Institut Ramon Llull (organizing institution), Barcelona
Cosmic Garden (provisional title)
Chanakya Foundation (organizing institution), Mumbai
Daring to Dream in the World of Constant Fear (working title)
Victor Pinchuk Foundation (organizing institution), Kyiv
Dichotomy ፊት አና jerba (working title)
Kunstpalast Düsseldorf (organizing institution), Düsseldorf
Ernest Pignon-Ernest – untitled (working title)
Fondation Louis Vuitton (organizing institution), Paris
Ewa Juszkiewicz. A Masked Ball (working title)
Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso – FABA (organizing institution), Madrid
Futuring Global Asias (working title)
Asymmetry Art Foundation and Asia Forum (organizing institution), London
Grand Hotel (working title)
Art Museum at the University of Toronto (organizing institution), Toronto
Jim Dine – Dog on the Forge (working title)
Kunsthaus Goettingen (organizing institution), Göttingen
Josefa Ntjam: swell of spæc(i)es (working title)
LAS Art Foundation (organizing institution), Berlin
La Maison de la Lune Brûlée (working title)
Fondation d’Entreprise Wilmotte and Hansol Foundation of Culture (organizing institutions), Paris, Wonju-Si
Madang, 30th Anniversary Archive Exhibition of the Gwangju Biennale (provisional title)
Gwangju Biennale Foundation (organizing institution), Gwangju
Mirror Stage (provisional title)
Kestner Gesellschaft (organizing institution), Hannover
Passengers in Transit (provisional title)
Centre of Contemporary Art Lagos – CCA (organizing institution), Lagos
Peter Hujar: Portraits in Life and Death (provisional title)
The Ukrainian Museum (organizing institution), New York
Quartet/suivre le fil (working title)
Golden Tree Foundation (organizing institution), Venice
Seundja Rhee: Towards the Antipodes (working title)
Korean Research Institute of Contemporary Art – KoRICA (organizing institution), Gangneung-si
Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior (working title)
Cincinnati Art Museum and Cleveland Museum of Art (organizing institutions), Cincinnati, Cleveland
The Endless Spiral (working title)
Museum of Latin American Art – MOLAA (organizing institution), Long Beach
The Spirits of Maritime Crossing (working title)
Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation (organizing institution), Bangkok
Trevor Yeung: I Wish I Were Irreplaceable. Hong Kong in Venice (working title)
Hong Kong Arts Development Council and M+ West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (organizing institutions), Hong Kong
Yoo Youngkuk (working title)
Yoo Youngkuk Art Foundation (organizing institution), Seoul
Yuan Goang-Ming Everyday War (provisional title)
Taipei Fine Arts Musuem of Taiwan (organizing institution), Taipei