Venice Biennale 2024: Highlights with an Art Historian

Discover renowned works and the meaning behind them at the world's most prestigious art exhibition

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Duration: 1 hour and 5 minutes
Product Type: Lecture
Venues: Biennale

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Often hailed as the world's most prestigious art exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia has enthralled art lovers since 1895. Every two years, artists from over 75 nations engage with a specific theme and deliver wondrous installations. This year, curator Adriano Pedrosa has chosen Foreigners Everywhere as the 60th Biennale’s theme, spotlighting foreign, immigrant, expatriate, diasporic, exiled, emigré, and refugee artists.

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Alison

Dr. Alison Bracker is an independent art historian specializing in modern and contemporary art. She taught art and cultural history at English universities before undertaking a post-doctoral fellowship in contemporary art conservation at the Royal College of Art and Victoria & Albert Museum. She then ran the Royal Academy of Arts' Events and Lectures Program, exploring the museum's exhibitions through celebrated speakers on culture, society, the arts, history, politics, food, fashion, and literature. Alison combines her passion for cultural history with her background in the travel industry. She began her career by developing European tours for major tour operators, has published travel articles, has advised international travelers as a destination expert online for nearly 20 years, and guides for Context. While continuing to lecture and publish on modern and contemporary art and artists, she is an enthusiastic traveler who loves street photography and immersing herself in cities via their art, food, and wine. After a childhood in Los Angeles and 25 years in England, Alison now lives in Nice, France.

Many countries showcase their artists in pavilions in the Giardini—created by Napoleon in the early 19th century and the Biennale's original venue— or Venice's historic Arsenale. Others rent palazzos or disused churches across the city, transforming them into unique art venues. Additionally, 30 city-wide collateral projects complement and expand upon the national exhibitions. No wonder visitors often find themselves dazzled but overwhelmed when traversing Venice. This lecture will help those planning to visit the 60th Biennale, as well as art lovers, and curious virtual world travelers by producing a hand-picked guide to 2024’s must-see pavilions and collateral events.

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