Venice Biennale Editions and Shifts in Contemporary Art (1980–2020)

1. Aperto section launches for emerging artists

   Jan 1, 1980Labels: Aperto, Achille Bonito, Harald Szeemann

   • National Museum Pubs
   • Art Newspaper

2. “Aperto ’93” reframes the emerging-art model

   Jun 13, 1993Labels: Aperto 93, networked exhibition

   • Aperto 93
   • 45th Biennale

3. “Identity and Alterity” centers cultural difference

   Jun 12, 1995Labels: Identity and, Jean Clair

   • Artmap
   • Konschtlexikon

4. Aperto is discontinued after the 1997 edition

   Jan 1, 1997Labels: Aperto, 1997 reorganization

   • Aperto 93
   • Art Newspaper

5. “dAPERTutto” signals a new curator-led cycle

   Jun 13, 1999Labels: dAPERTutto, Harald Szeemann

   • Biennale ASAC
   • Art Newspaper

6. “Dreams and Conflicts” uses multi-curator structure

   Jun 15, 2003Labels: Dreams and, Francesco Bonami

   • Universes
   • Smithsonian

7. 2005 edition splits into two central exhibitions

   Jun 12, 2005Labels: 2005 editions, Mar a, Rosa Mart

   • Universes

8. Robert Storr leads “Think with the Senses”

   Jun 10, 2007Labels: Think with, Robert Storr

   • Universes
   • 52nd Biennale

9. “Making Worlds” highlights art as production

   Jun 7, 2009Labels: Making Worlds, Daniel Birnbaum

   • Universes
   • 53rd Biennale

10. “ILLUMInations” connects nations and global circulation

    Jun 4, 2011Labels: ILLUMInations, Bice Curiger

    • Universes
    • Biennial Foundation

11. “The Encyclopedic Palace” blurs insider and outsider art

    Jun 1, 2013Labels: The Encyclopedic, Massimiliano Gioni

    • La Biennale
    • 55th Biennale

12. “All the World’s Futures” foregrounds labor and capital

    May 9, 2015Labels: All the, Okwui Enwezor

    • La Biennale
    • 56th Biennale

13. “Viva Arte Viva” emphasizes artists and humanism

    May 13, 2017Labels: Viva Arte, Christine Macel

    • 57th Biennale

14. “May You Live in Interesting Times” responds to uncertainty

    May 11, 2019Labels: May You, Ralph Rugoff

    • La Biennale
    • 58th Biennale