THIS IS ONE OF SIX POSTERS IN THE BIENNALE EXHIBITION "ALWAYS A LITTLE
FURTHER," CURATED BY ROSA MARTINEZ
In this poster, we take on the history of the Biennale itself. Some of the
fun (?) facts we discovered:
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE FIRST BIENNALE, 1895:
2.4%
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN ARTISTS A CENTURY LATER, 1995:
9%
MORE COUNTRIES ARE REPRESENTED IN THE BIENNALE THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE,
BUT EXCEPT FOR EGYPT AND MOROCCO THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA IS M.I.A. (missing
in art)
MUCHO MACHO BIENNALES:
1978 91% MEN
1986 90% MEN
1988 90% MEN
1995 91% MEN
THE FIRST WOMAN ARTIST TO HAVE HER OWN SHOW IN THE U.S. PAVILION WAS DIANE
ARBUS, IN 1972. IT WASN’T UNTIL1990 THAT ANOTHER AMERICAN WOMAN HAD
A SOLO SHOW.
THE UK GAVE ITS FIRST SOLO SHOW TO A WOMAN IN 1968, AND NOT AGAIN UNTIL 1997.
FRANCE FINALLY HAS ITS FIRST SOLO SHOW BY A WOMAN THIS YEAR.
MORE LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE REPRESENTED THEIR COUNTRIES THAN WOMEN FROM
ANYWHERE ELSE. COUNTRIES THAT GAVE SOLO SHOWS TO WOMEN ARTISTS YEARS BEFORE
FRANCE AND GERMANY: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA,
CYPRUS, DENMARK, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, AND VENEZUELA.