These

Pavilions

have

Announced

African

Perspectives

so

far,

featuring

Kapwani

Kiwanga

and

Yinka

Shonibare

CBE

RA

The 60th Venice Biennale, to be on view from 20 April–24 November 2024, will be curated by Adriano Pedrosa under the title Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere. So far, the Pavilions of Cameroon, Canada, Congo, Benin, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Great Britain, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Netherlands, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe have announced African and diasporic perspectives.

Kapwani Kiwanga will represent Canada at the 60th International Venice Biennale from April 20 to November 24, 2024. Kiwanga is recognized as one of the country’s most acclaimed contemporary artists whose research-driven work is instigated by marginalized or forgotten histories, and articulated across a range of mediums including sculpture, installation, video, and performance. Her presentation in Venice will be curated by Gaëtane Verna, Executive Director)., Wexner Center for the Arts. Kiwanga was chosen by the National Gallery of Canada (NGC).

The second participation of the Nigerian Pavilion will be curated by Aindrea Emelife. She selected eight artists to be featured in the group exhibition: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Ndidi Dike, Onyeka Igwe, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Abraham Oghobase, Precious Okoyomon, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, and Fatimah Tuggar