A vibrant arrangement on a woven mat with a yellow flame held by pink hands, two painted eye-rocks, and everyday items like toothbrushes and fly swatters.

Detalle de Guadalupe Maravilla, de la serie ICE Age Disease Thrower, 2025. Medios Mixtos. Cortesía del artista. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

Vista de instalación

28 Mayo 2026

Revista América Latina

Palabras Camila Gonzatto

Traducción Nicolás Gelormini

2 min de lectura

Vista de la exposición Bienal Venice Biennale Arte latinoamericano Guadalupe Maravilla

61a Bienal de Venecia: el Arsenale y los Giardini

El proyecto para esta edición de la Bienal de Venecia fue desarrollado por la curadora Koyo Kouoh (1967–2025) y se enfoca en la metáfora musical de las tonalidades menores (Minor Keys), aludiendo a sonidos tranquilos, frecuencias bajas, zumbidos, el consuelo de la poesía y todas las otras apacibles creaciones artísticas.

Según Kouoh, las tonalidades menores también representan “pequeñas islas, mundos en medio de océanos con ecosistemas diferentes e infinitamente ricos, y vidas sociales articuladas con formas políticas y desafíos ecológicos muchos más amplios”. La muestra convocó a 111 participantes de distintas geografías y regiones para explorar ese concepto. En esta Installation View, resaltaremos la obra de artistas latinoamericanes y caribeñes que pueden verse en la muestra del Arsenal y los Giardini.

61a Venice Biennale
Del 9 de mayo al 22 de noviembre de 2026
Arsenale y Giardini
Venecia, Italia

Horarios:
Verano (del 9 de mayo a 27 de septiembre):
Giardini: 11 am - 7 pm (ingreso hasta 6:45 pm)
Arsenale: 11 am - 7 pm (ingreso hasta 6:45 pm); viernes y sábado, horario extendido hasta 8 pm (ingreso hasta 7:45 pm)

Otoño (del 29 de septiembre al 22 de noviembre):
Giardini y Arsenale: 10 am - 6 pm (ingreso hasta 5:45 pm)
Lunes: cerrado excepto 11 de mayo, 1 de junio, 7 de septiembre y 16 de noviembre.

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Art exhibition featuring large colorful flower sculptures on white pedestals, with multi-panel botanical illustrations and figures in the background.

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons. Anatomy of the Magnolia Tree for Koyo Kouoh and Toni Morrison (Anatomía del magnolio para Koyo Kouoh y Toni Morrison), 2026. Papel de archivo Arches, acuarela, tinta, témpera en cuatro paneles enmarcados. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

A vibrant red flower sculpture with prominent yellow stamens in the foreground. Behind it, multi-panel artwork depicts portraits of a woman with dark hair and a woman with white hair, interspersed with botanical illustrations of magnolias.

A white beaded bird sculpture with red feet stands on golden shells, draped with pearls, in front of a vibrant, ornate art installation.

Ebony G. Patterson, when the land is in plumage... Brillantina, cola, cuentas, conchas marinas, pan de oro, porcelana, pintura, adornos/recortes (TRIMMINGS), joyas, ornamentos, tejido, tapices de jacquard, parafina. Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson, 21c Museum Hotels. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

Close-up of an elaborate textile art piece, featuring white pearl fringe in the foreground and a blurred background of sparkling red, black, and patterned fabrics.

A tall, illuminated blue column with a decorated disc on top stands in a gallery, surrounded by four vibrant paintings and small dark sculptures on a blue wall.

Edouard Duval-Carrié, Vista de instalación de los Giardini. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

Dark, textured bust of a figure with organic and shell-like details on its head and shoulders, in an art gallery setting.

Detalle de Edouard Duval-Carrié, The Vodou Parthenum, 1996-2000. 12 esculturas de bronce. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

An art exhibition in a brick room shows multiple silver abstract sculptures on illuminated geometric bases, and two large dark panels with grids of light-colored squares.

Ayrson Heráclito, Juntó, 2023-2025. Instalación de veinte esculturas de acero inoxidable, dimensiones variables.

Three ornate metallic sculptures on blue stands in a gallery, with a person viewing them and a grid of framed art on a dark wall.

Two framed black and white prints on a blue wall, featuring somber veiled women, with one figure holding a sign that reads 'no'.

Leonilda González, Vista de instalación de la serie Novias Revolucionarias, 1968. Xilografía sobre papel. Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

Three framed black, white, and red artworks featuring stylized figures, a crucifixion, and birds, on a grey wall.

A large pink truck and trailer, with the trailer styled like a castle wall displaying framed artworks, rests on vibrant yellow ground outdoors.

Alvaro Barrington, Labor Day Parade '91, 2026. Instalación de medios mixtos. Cortesía del artista. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

Three vibrant folk art paintings, the central one depicting a woman, child, blue bird, and eagle in a yellow frame, set against a pink wooden wall.

Art exhibition in a high-ceilinged, brick-walled gallery, featuring large hanging tapestries, projected video art, and a person viewing.

Carolina Caycedo, vista de instalación de los Arsenale. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

A gray banner with green text 'WHEN YOU TAKE FROM MOTHER EARTH YOU CAN GIVE BACK BY SPRINKLING TOBACCO' hangs in an art exhibit with a smaller red banner showing a pink flower and brick columns.

A blue wall decorated with various dried plants and leaves, with a table covered in a cloth reading "LET THIS BE MY ITHACA" and holding a small metallic boat in the foreground.

Annalee Davis, Let this be my Cathedral, 2026. Instalación multimedia: herbario (hojas, fronda, inflorescencia, vainas, semillas, ramas, hierbas), figura en plomo de un zarapito esquimal muerto en Barbados en 1963, almohadón tejido en damasco, dibujos, grabados a soplete en madera, de The Yonge y The Olde Palmetto Royalls, reproducidos según The True and Exact History of the Island of Barbadoes (1657) de Richard Ligon; mortaja tejida a mano, teñida y con apliques; poema "Birdshooting Season" de Olive Senior tomado de la novela Last of the Curlews (1995) de Fred Bodsworth. Cortesía de la artista. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

A grey taxidermied bird with a long beak lies on an embroidered cloth, against a blue wall decorated with dried leaves.

Three elaborate, colorful textile and mixed-media sculptures resembling mythical creatures, displayed on blue platforms in a brick-walled gallery.

Guadalupe Maravilla, de la serie ICE Age Disease Thrower, 2025. Medios mixtos. Cortesía de la artista. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

A vibrant mixed-media art installation featuring pink and teal woven sections, textured beige fibers, a yellow cartoon-like head, and beaded strands.

Assemblage sculpture of abstract figures made from colorful fabrics and found objects on a circular base.

Daniel Lind-Ramos, Talegas de la memoria II, 2025. Grupo escultural. Colección del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

A large, colorful abstract sculpture made of draped textiles with a circular patterned top, displayed on a round green base in an art gallery.

Daniel Lind-Ramos, Guardaverde (The Green Guardian), 2024-2025. Medios mixtos. Cortesía del artista. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

A dark room with white walls displaying projected art: a boxer's shadow, abstract shapes, a grid of photos, and handwritten Spanish text.

Lugar a Dudas, Forms of Struggle (Formas de lucha), 2026. Videoinstalación, 16 min. Cortesía del artista. Foto: Camila Gonzatto

A gray exhibition wall with white Italian text about conflict, respect, and interdependence, alongside 13 black-and-white photos of martial arts, grappling, and a boxing ring.

A dark room features a large projection of a woman in a white dress in a lush forest, with a tall, illuminated sculpture on the right.

Manuel Mathieu, Pendulum (Péndulo), 2023. Video monocanal, instalación de dos caras, aroma, esculturas, 12 min. Cortesía del artista. Foto: Camila Gonzatto