60th Venice Biennale: Foreigners EverywhereArsenale and Giardini, Venice, Italy, 20 April-24 NovemberAdriano Pedrosa, the São Paulo-based curator of the 2024 Venice Biennale, says his edition will be more topical than ever, tapping into economic and sociopolitical issues through the figure of the straniero (foreigner, or outsider).This idea of the marginal onlooker is linked to queer artists, who have often been persecuted or outlawed, as well as outsider artists, autodidacts and Indigenous creatives, who are “frequently treated as a foreigner in their own land”, Pedrosa says.He stresses that the Biennale will have a particular focus on artists who have moved between the Global South and the Global North. Pedrosa is the first Latin American curator—and the first from the Southern hemisphere—to curate the Venice Biennale.Pedrosa adds in a statement that “the backdrop for the work is a world rife with multiple crises concerning the movement and existence of people across countries, nations, territories and borders. This reflects the perils and pitfalls of language, translation and ethnicity, expressing differences and disparities conditioned by identity, nationality, race, gender, sexuality, wealth and freedom.”The Biennale will also feature a section with works by 20th-century artists from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. A special part will be devoted to the Italian artistic diaspora of the 20th century.Eric-Paul Riege, installation view at Prospect 5. Photo: Alex Marks. Courtesy the artist.24th Biennale of Sydney: Ten Thousand SunsVarious venues, including Artspace and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 9 March-10 JuneThe organisers want to inspire visitors to “come together to thrive in the face of injustice” through the works of 88 artists from 47 countries, according to a project statement. The directors, Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero, aim to tackle a number of themes, from the resurgence of Indigenous technologies, which enable such communities to live sustainably, to the history of Islam in Australia. The Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain in Paris has commissioned 14 First Nations artists for the Biennale.Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation2nd Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale: After RainVarious venues, Jax district, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 20 February-24 MayThe drive to promote the cultural credentials of Saudi Arabia continues. Led by the German curator Ute Meta Bauer, the biennial is due to feature 92 artists from 43 countries. A number of new commissions include a work by the Saudi artist Ahmed Mater and the Berlin-based photographer Armin Linke, who are collaborating on a project documenting “Saudi futurism” since the 1940s.The full list of 2024 Biennials and triennialsLagos BiennialLagos, Nigeria, 3-10 FebruaryLahore BiennaleLahore, Pakistan, 9 February-March2nd Diriyah Contemporary Art BiennaleRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, 20 February-24 MayManif d’art 11—Quebec City BiennialQuebec City, Canada, 23 February-28 April24th Biennale of SydneySydney, Australia, 9 March-10 June8th Yokohama TriennaleYokohama, Japan, 15 March-9 JuneContemporaine de NîmesNîmes, France, 5 April-23 JuneAnozero’24: Coimbra Biennial of Contemporary ArtCoimbra, Portugal, 6 April-30 JuneBruges TriennialBruges, Belgium, 13 April-1 September60th Venice BiennaleVenice, Italy, 20 April-24 NovemberInnsbruck InternationalInnsbruck, Austria, 3-26 May6th Mardin BiennialMardin, Turkey, 10 May-10 JuneBiennale Gherdëina 9Val Gardena, Italy, 31 May-1 SeptemberGlasgow InternationalGlasgow, Scotland, 7-23 JuneEchigo-Tsumari Art TriennaleEchigo-Tsumari, Japan, 13 July-10 November15th Gwangju BiennaleGwangju, South Korea, 7 September-1 DecemberManifesta 15Barcelona, Spain, 8 September-24 November14th Bienal do MercosulPorto Alegre, Brazil, 13 September-17 November18th Istanbul BiennialIstanbul, Turkey, 14 September-17 NovemberLofoten International Art FestivalLofoten, Norway, 20 September-20 October17th Biennale de LyonLyon, France, 21 September-5 January 2024Toronto Biennial of ArtToronto, Canada, 21 September-1 DecemberBangkok Art BiennaleBangkok, Thailand, 24 October-25 February 202511th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary ArtBrisbane, Australia, 30 November-27 April 2025Public Art Abu Dhabi BiennialAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November
