Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Brazilian Adriano Pedrosa, is the main art exhibition of the 60th Venice Biennale, which takes place from April 20–November 24, 2024.
Pedrosa's stated intention for the exhibit was to investigate the idea of living on the margins, whether as an outsider, a new arrival, or an Indigenous person.
Among the most visible indigenous artists in the exhibit is the Brazilian Amazon group, MAHKU (Movimento dos Artistas Huni Kuin), which created a mural covering the main exhibit hall in the Giardini area of the Biennale.
In addition, the first gallery at the Arsenale hosts an installation by the Mataaho Collective, a group of four Maori women known for making large-scale fiber sculptures.
[1] While the main exhibit was applauded for highlight contemporary artists, specifically Brazilian works, the older historical pieces assembled from Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America were described as a “pell mell array.”[3] Jason Farago, critic for The New York Times, called the exhibit a “a closed, controlled, and at times belittling showcase, which smooths out all the distinctions and contradictions of a global commons.” a project by italian curator Marco Scotini with Ursula Biemann, Black Audio Film Collective, Seba Calfuqueo, Simone Cangelosi, Cinéastes pour les sans-papiers, Critical Art Ensemble, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing, Marcelo Expósito, Maria Galindo & Mujeres Creando, Barbara Hammer, mixrice, Khaled Jarrar, Sara Jordenö, Bani Khoshnoudi, Maria Kourkouta & Niki Giannari, Pedro Lemebel, LIMINAL & Border Forensics, Angela Melitopoulos, Jota Mombaça, Carlos Motta, Muholi, Pınar Öğrenci, Daniela Ortiz, Pansittivorakul, Anand Patwardhan, Pilot TV Collective, Queerocracy, Oliver Ressler and Zanny Begg, Carole Roussopoulos, Güliz Sağlam, Irwan Ahmett & Tita Salina, Shah, Sim Chi Yin, Hito Steyerl, Sweatmother, Raphaël Grisey and Bouba Touré, Nguyễn Trinh Thi, James Wentzy, Želimir Žilnik