The London-based artist Vlatka Horvat will represent Croatia at the Venice Biennale in 2024, it has just been announced.
Her project, By the Means at Hand, will tie in with the overall theme of next year’s event, which is ‘Foreigners Everywhere’. Horvat will be exploring the informal ways around Croatia and the world that people manage to deliver mail and money, via friends, family or whatever means available.
Given Horvat’s itinerant lifestyle typical of many contemporary artists, this is something close to home – wherever home may be. Born in Čakovec, Croatia, in 1974, Horvat spent her formative years in America. She currently lives in London’s East End, where her first solo show, By Hand, on Foot, was shown in 2022.
Working in photography, performance, video, sculpture, painting and installation, to name but a few forms, Horvat has exhibited around the world. She is expected to live in residence during the 2024 Biennale, which takes place from April 20 to November 24.