The prestigious Venice Biennale Arte 2022 was launched in late April, making news for featuring overwhelmingly female artists in its 59th edition.

On Tuesday 10 May, the 9th World Summit Discussion Paper was launched at a virtual public event hosted by IFACCA and the Swedish Arts Council and attended by members of the arts and cultural sectors and broader international community from over 60 countries.

Across 3,000 English-language books, ranging from novels, short stories and poetry, a massive gender gap was discovered.

Art reflects society but also attempts at bringing a change. Among its numerous other highlights, the India Art Fair (IAF) 2022 also has several artists questioning gender stereotypes.

For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female and gender non-conforming artists, under the curatorial direction of Cecilia Alemani.

For the very first time, there are many more women than men, everywhere from the Giardini to the Arsenale and specifically in the main group exhibition that takes place in both. A whole cast who have been waiting in the wings for far too long are now playing front of stage. The 59th edition will go down in history as the women’s biennale.