Erotica - Biennial of Erotic Photography
August 3–16, 2026
Officine Forte Marghera
Curated by Ivana Galli and Stefano Questorio
On Monday, August 3, 2026, at 7:00 PM, Erotica II opens at the Officine Forte Marghera in Metropolitan Venice. It is a collective photography exhibition dedicated to the multifaceted representations of the body and eroticism. 71 contemporary artists bring to life an exhibition path of over 350 photographs, reinterpreting the work of the great masters of 20th-century and contemporary erotic photography: from Wilhelm von Gloeden, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, André Kertész, Irving Klaw, Richard Avedon, Francesca Woodman, Robert Mapplethorpe, to Nan Goldin, Antoine d'Agata, and Ren Hang. The exhibition offers a journey through more than a century of photographic history, connecting the evolution of the gaze on the body with historical, social, and cultural changes. The selected photographers revisit the poetics and aesthetics of the past to offer new visions of the present. The chronological arrangement of the works, both in the exhibition and in the catalog, accompanies the visitor through different decades, highlighting how societal changes have influenced the representation of eroticism and collective sensitivity.
Alongside the exhibition path, the program includes meetings, talks, lectures, and practical demonstrations led by artists and curators, offering the public opportunities for in-depth analysis and discussion.
For information on side events, you can check our channels: IG and FB: eroticabiennale foto
Vernissage: Friday, August 7, 2026, at 7:00 PM Officine Forte Marghera, inside the historic fortress of Forte Marghera, building C32, Via Forte Marghera, 30 Metropolitan Venice
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS Aberto Colognato | Alessandra Pace | Alessandro G. Colasanto | Alexander Gonzalez Delgado | Andrea Campolucci | Andrea Pozza | Anna Barbieri | Annalisa Medici | Anton David Rea | Axakadam | Babak Haghi | Biemmezeta | Caroline Vanhuysse | Cirkus Vogler | Cistina Malcisi | Dave Farcomeni | Elia Pavani | Enrico Fedrigoli | Enus Mazzoni | Erica Muller | Federico Bevilacqua | Fabrizio Brugnaro | Federico Cassani | Federico Fiorenzani | Francesco Minniti | Giovanni Zuin | Giustino Salsa | Joël Alain Dervaux | Kalter Bergman | Kevin Petkov | Laltrome | Lara Maffioletti | Laura Daddabbo | Letizia Rostagno | Lisa Wang | Livio Morabito | Luca Bertoli | Lucy Onzon | Lulù Withheld | Madame Liné | Maria Cristina Conte | Maria Franco | Marco Gualdoni | Martina Pavloska | Matteo Strocchia/Marco Servina | Mauro Mamone | Max Lazzerini | Michael Weinberg | Michela Maccaferri | Michele Piazza | Nadia Frasson | Nicola Fantin | Nicole Santin | Oriana Majoli | Osvaldo Sponzilli | Paola Francesca Barone | Paola Musumeci | Patrick Morini | Piero Cortese Philippe Marlat | Renata Petti | Roberto Zaninelli | Sara D'agnillo | Sarah Cioffoletti | Sandro Goldoni | Shanti | Simona Salerno | Sir Robert | Sven Van Driessche | Teresa Zambelli | Yannis Boussac
Opening hours: From August 3 to 16, 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM; Saturdays and Sundays also 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM; outside these hours by reservation. Press Office: infoeroticafoto@gmail.com, FB and IG: Erotica biennale foto