The 58th edition of the Venice Biennale opened last week and runs until 24 November. It features the central exhibition curated by Ralph Rugoff titled May You Live in Interesting Times and also includes 89 national participations in the historic pavilions at the Giardini, the Arsenale and in the historic centre of Venice. In addition, a series of collateral events which are promoted by non-profit national and international institutions take place at several locations.
A special mention has been awarded by the Jury of La Biennale di Venezia to the national participation of Belgium that presents the work of Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys curated by Anne-Claire Schmitz. As a prelude, their work was on view at Art Brussels at the Stibbe Lounge and the booth of dépendance.
The Jury also awarded a special mention to Otobong Nkanga for her work in the International Exhibition May You Live In Interesting Times. Otoblong Nkanga was shown by Mendes Wood DM at Art Brussels this year.
As part of Art Brussels Insights, we listed the artists of the galleries that participated in Art Brussels 2019 that will be on view in Venice, during the Venice Biennale.
May You Live In Interesting Times, curated by Ralph Rugoff
Ed Atkins – dépendance, Brussels
Neïl Beloufa – Mendes Wood DM, Sao Paolo, New York, Brussels & GDM, Paris
Ian Cheng – Gladstone Gallery, New York, Brussels
George Condo – Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
Jimmie Durham – Michel Rein, Paris, Brussels
Otobong Nkanga – Mendes Wood DM, Sao Paolo, New York, Brussels
Cyprien Gaillard – Gladstone Gallery, New York, Brussels
Cameron Jamie – Gladstone Gallery, New York, Brussels & Bernier/Eliades, Athens, Brussels
Jean-Luc Moulène – Greta Meert, Brussels
Jill Mulleady – Freedman Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles, Paris
Rosemarie Trockel – Gladstone Gallery, New York, Brussels
Danh Vo – Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
Anicka Yi – Gladstone Gallery, New York, Brussels
National Participations
Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys (Belgium) – dépendance, Brussels
Cathy Wilkes (Great Britain) – Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
Laure Prouvost (France) – Nathalie Obadia, Paris, Brussels
Tamás Waliczky (Hungary) – Ani Molnár Gallery, Budapest
Liliana Moro (Italy) – Greta Meert, Brussels
El Anatsui (Ghana) – Axel Vervoordt, Wijnegem, Hong Kong
Collateral events
Luc Tuymans at Palazzo Grassi – Zeno X, Antwerp
Yun Hyong-Keun at Palazzo Fortuny – Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Wijnegem, Hong Kong
The Death of James Lee Byars at Santa Maria della Visitazione – Vanhaerents Art Collection, Brussels
Kasper Bosmans in Future Generation Art Prize 2019 by Victor Pinchuk Foundation at Università IUAV di Venezia – Gladstone Gallery, New York, Brussels
Edith Dekyndt in Luoga e Segni at Punta Della Dogana – Greta Meert, Brussels
Etel Adnan in Luoga e Segni at Punta Della Dogana -Lelong & Co, Paris, New York
Lucas Arruda in Luoga e Segni at Punta Della Dogana – Mendes Wood DM, Sao Paolo, New York, Brussels
Philippe Parreno in Luoga e Segni at Punta Della Dogana – Gladstone Gallery, New York, Brussels
R. H. Quaytman in Luoga e Segni at Punta Della Dogana – Gladstone Gallery, New York, Brussels
Alessandro Piangiamore in Luoga e Segni at Punta Della Dogana – Irène Laub, Brussels
Roni Horn in Luoga e Segni at Punta Della Dogana – Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
Jan Fabre in the garden of the Palazzo Balbi Valier – Galerie Templon, Paris, Brussels
Kendell Geers in GLASSTRESS 2019 at Fondazione Berengo Art Space – Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels & adn galeria, Barcelona & Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
Laure Prouvost in GLASSTRESS 2019 at Fondazione Berengo Art Space – Nathalie Obadia, Paris, Brussels
Hans Op de Beeck in GLASSTRESS 2019 at Fondazione Berengo Art Space – Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna & Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
Jan Fabre in GLASSTRESS 2019 at Fondazione Berengo Art Space – Galerie Templon, Paris, Brussels
Günther Förg in Venice at Palazzo Contarini Polignac – Almine Rech, Paris, London, New York, Brussels
Philippe Parreno at Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia – Gladstone Gallery, New York, Brussels
Tùlio Pinto at Fondamenta Sant’Apollonia – Piero Atchugarry, Garzón, Miami
Roberto Almagno at Fondamenta Sant’Apollonia – Rosenfeld Porcini, London
Peter Halley in “Heterotopia I” at Magazzini del Sale 3 – Galeria Senda, Barcelona, Maruani Mercier, Brussels, Knokke and Mazzoli, Modena, Berlin, Düsseldorf