INEQUALITIES

A deep dive into the 24th International Exhibition

Read

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

The 24th edition of the Triennale Milano International Exhibition, Inequalities, explores the theme of inequality through exhibitions, installations, and events that convey global visions, urgencies, and perspectives.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

Cities

The exhibition builds a reflection on the new dialectic between wealth and poverty, society and community, ecologies and cities, and the forms in which they can manifest today in the territories inhabited by our species.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

The Space of Inequalities: Environment, Mobility, Citizenship

The contribution of the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies at Politecnico di Milano structures three thematic insights to create a collective narrative and interpretation from a territorial perspective.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

Atlas of the Changing World

Maps make it possible to explore the major issues of our time: inequalities, gender differences, migrant flows, and climate transformations — phenomena that compel us to question what we think we know.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

Toward a More Equal Future

A thematic exhibition curated by the Norman Foster Foundation addresses the housing crisis in emergency contexts.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

Radio Ballads

The project aims to create contemporary ‘ballads’ that highlight how artistic collaboration can create spaces to reflect on and process experiences of mental health, domestic abuse, illness, grief, healing, and inequality.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

Milan: Paradoxes and Opportunities

The project reflects on the paradoxes that define Milan, reconsidering seemingly irreversible scenarios and uncovering latent resources made visible by viewing diversity as dynamic, adaptable, and evolving values.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

Shapes of Inequalities

lllustrated by information designer Federica Fragapane, ten large data visualization depict different shapes of inequalities.

Tap to explore

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

471 days

An installation on Triennale's Scalone d'Onore, curated by Filippo Teoldi and designed by Midori Hasuike.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

We the Bacteria: Notes Toward Biotic Architecture

The exhibition explores the intersection of bacteria and buildings, emphasizing how they have been deeply intertwined from Neolithic times to today.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

A Journey Into Biodiversity: Eight Forays on Planet Earth

The exhibition curated by Telmo Pievani addresses inequalities from an evolutionary perspective.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

The Republic of Longevity: In Health Equality We Trust

The irreversibility of the contemporary demographic phenomenon, driven by the collapse in birth rates and the lengthening of life expectancy, serves as the starting point for an in depth analysis of the society of longevity.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

NOT FOR HER: AI Revealing the Unseen

An installation created with artificial intelligence invites visitors to immerse themselves in the theme through the simulation of different biopolitical conditions.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

Clay Corpus

The special project curated by Theaster Gates in Casa Lana tackles inequalities from the standpoint of lost and found craftsmanship.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

Portraits of Inequalities: Pittura di classe

The exhibition narrates the story of the Milanese Ca' Granda institution by displaying a gallery featuring artist portraits of its principal benefactors.

Tap to explore

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

The Fragility of the Future

A series of papier-mâché animals created by Jacopo Allegrucci offers an urgent reflection on the fragility of our ecological reality and the inequalities that shape our relationship with the natural world.

INEQUALITIES - The 24th International Exhibition (2025)Triennale Milano

International Participations

From Austria to Chile, from the North Pole to Ukraine: 20 international participants, including designers, architects, and artists from around the world, engage with the key themes of our time.

The 24th International Exhibition Inequalities took place from May 13 to November 9, 2025 at Triennale Milano.

Credits: Story

Photo Credits: DSL STUDIO; GDI STUDIO; Politecnico di Milano, Luca Trelancia  © Triennale Milano.

Credits: All media
The story featured may in some cases have been created by an independent third party and may not always represent the views of the institutions, listed below, who have supplied the content.