The artist list for the 58th Venice Biennale, “May You Live in Interesting Times,” has been released. The exhibition curated by Ralph Rugoff will take place from May 11 to November 24, 2019 and will include 79 artists – as compared with 120 in Christine Macel’s biennale two years ago and 138 in Okwui Enwezor’s ‘All the World’s Futures’ in 2015.
1. Abu Hamdan, Lawrence
b. 1985 Jordan, lives and works in Beirut
2. Akunyili Crosby, Njideka
b. 1983 Nigeria, lives and works in Los Angeles
3. Altındere, Halil
b. 1971 Turkey, lives and works in Istanbul
4. Armitage, Michael
b. 1984 Kenya, lives and works in London and Nairobi
5. Arunanondchai, Korakrit
b. 1986 Thailand, lives and works in New York and Bangkok
for the work in Arsenale, in collaboration with
Gvojic, Alex
b.1984 USA, lives and works in New York
6. Atkins, Ed
b. 1982 United Kingdom, lives and works in Berlin and Copenhagen
7. Atoui, Tarek
b. 1980 Lebanon, lives and works in Paris
8. Bader, Darren
b. 1978 USA, lives and works in New York City and elsewhere
9. Baghramian, Nairy
b.1971 Iran, lives and works in Berlin
10. Beloufa, Neïl
b. 1985 France, lives and works in Paris
11. Bircken, Alexandra
b. Germany, lives and works in Berlin
12. Bove, Carol
b. 1971 Switzerland, lives and works in New York
13. Büchel, Christoph
b. 1966 Switzerland, lives and works in Reykjavik and Basel
14. Carbotta, Ludovica
b. 1982 Italy, lives and works in Barcelona
15. Catala, Antoine
b. 1975 France, lives and works in New York
16. Cheng, Ian
b. 1984 USA, lives and works in New York
17. Condo, George
b. 1957 USA, lives and works in New York
18. Da Corte, Alex
b. 1980 USA, lives and works in Philadelphia
19. Darling, Jesse
b. United Kingdom, lives and works in London and Berlin
20. Douglas, Stan
b. 1960 Canada, lives and works in Vancouver
21. Durham, Jimmie
b. 1940 USA, lives and works in Berlin
22. Eisenman, Nicole
b. 1965 France, lives and works in New York
23. Epaminonda, Haris
b. 1980 Republic of Cyprus, lives and works in Berlin
24. Favaretto, Lara
b. 1973 Italy, lives and works in Turin
25. Gaillard, Cyprien
b. 1980 France, lives and works in Berlin
26. Gill, Gauri
b. 1970 India, lives and works in New Delhi
27. Gonzalez-Foerster, Dominique
b. 1965 France, lives and works in Paris
28. Gupta, Shilpa
b. 1976 India, lives and works in Mumbai
29. Gupta, Soham
b. 1988 India, lives and works in Kolkata
30. Gutierrez, Martine
b. 1989 USA, lives and works in New York
31. Halawani, Rula
b. 1964 Palestine, lives and works in Jerusalem
32. Hamilton, Anthea
b. 1978 United Kingdom, lives and works in London
33. Hein, Jeppe
b. 1974 Denmark, lives and works in Berlin
34. Hernandez, Anthony
b. 1947 USA, lives and works in Los Angeles and Idaho
35. Ikeda, Ryoji
b. 1966 Japan, lives and works in Paris and Kyoto
36. Jafa, Arthur
b. 1960 USA, lives and works in Los Angeles
37. Jamie, Cameron
b. 1969 USA, lives in Paris, works in Paris and Cologne
38. Joseph, Kahlil
b. 1981 USA, lives and works in Los Angeles
39. Kadyrova, Zhanna
b. 1981 Ukraine, lives and works in Kyiv
40. Kang, Suki Seokyeong
b. 1977 Republic of Korea, lives and works in Seoul
41. Katayama, Mari
b. 1987 Japan, lives and works in Gunma
42. Lee Bul
b. 1964 Republic of Korea, lives and works in Seoul
43. Liu Wei
b. 1972 People’s Republic of China, lives and works in Beijing
44. Loboda, Maria
b. 1979 Poland, lives and works in Berlin
45. Lolis, Andreas
b. 1970 Albania, lives and works in Athens
46. Marclay, Christian
b. 1955 USA, lives and works in London
47. Margolles, Teresa
b. 1963 Mexico, lives and works in Mexico City and Madrid
48. Mehretu, Julie
b. 1970 Ethiopia, lives and works in New York
49. Minoliti, Ad
b. 1980 Argentina, lives and works in Buenos Aires
50. Moulène, Jean-Luc
b. 1955 France, lives and works in Paris
51. Muholi, Zanele
b. 1972 Republic of South Africa, lives and works in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town
52. Mulleady, Jill
b. 1980 Uruguay, lives and works in Los Angeles
53. Müller, Ulrike
b. 1971 Austria, lives and works in New York
54. Nabuqi
b. 1984 People’s Republic of China, lives and works in Beijing
55. Nkanga, Otobong
b. 1974 Nigeria, lives and works in Antwerp
56. Norbu, Khyentse
b. 1961 Bhutan, Khyentse Norbu’s rigorous international teaching schedule requires continuous travel. He has residences in India and Bhutan
57. Orupabo, Frida
b. 1986 Norway, lives and works in Oslo
58. Rafman, Jon
b. 1981 Canada, lives and works in Montreal
59. Rico, Gabriel
b. 1980 Mexico, lives and works in Guadalajara
60. Saputra, Handiwirman
b. 1975 Indonesia, lives and works in Yogyakarta
61. Saraceno, Tomás
b. 1973 Argentina, lives and works in Berlin
62. Serapinas, Augustas
b. 1990 Lithuania, lives and works in Vilnius
63. Singer, Avery
b. 1987 USA, lives and works in New York
64. Slavs and Tatars
founded 2006, based in Berlin
65. Smith, Michael E.
b. 1977 USA, lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island
66. Steyerl, Hito
b. 1966 Germany, lives and works in Berlin
67. Strachan, Tavares
b. 1979 The Bahamas, lives and works in New York
68. Sun Yuan (b. 1972 People’s Republic of China) and Peng Yu (b. 1974 People’s Republic of China), both live and work in Beijing
69. Taylor, Henry
b. 1958 USA, lives and works in Los Angeles
70. Trockel, Rosemarie
b. 1952 Germany, lives and works in Cologne
71. Upson, Kaari
b. 1972 USA, lives and works in Los Angeles
72. Ursuţa, Andra
b. 1979 Romania, lives and works in New York
73. Vo, Danh
b. 1975 Vietnam, lives and works in Mexico DF
74. Wa Lehulere, Kemang
b. 1984 Republic of South Africa, lives and works in Cape Town
75. Weerasethakul, Apichatpong
b. 1970 Thailand, lives and works in Chiang Mai
for the work in Arsenale, in collaboration with
Hisakado, Tsuyoshi
b. 1981 Japan, lives and works in Kyoto
76. Wertheim, Margaret and Wertheim, Christine
b. 1958 Australia, both live and work in Los Angeles
77. Yi, Anicka
b. 1971 Republic of Korea, lives and works in New York
78. Yin Xiuzhen
b. 1963 People’s Republic of China, lives and works in Beijing
79. Yu Ji
b. 1985 People’s Republic of China, lives and works in Shanghai and Vienna