Tag: Biennale
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The Case for Boycotting the 2026 Venice Biennale
In May, the 2026 Venice Biennale, curated by the late Koyo Kouoh, will open with the theme In Minor Keys. In December 2025, the Israeli Ministry of Culture announced that Belu-Simion Fainaru will be representing Israel at the 61st International Art Exhibition. The Israeli Pavilion in the Giardini remains closed, supposedly for renovation, but the read more
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Venice Biennale Names 111 Artists for International Exhibition
The Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition named 111 participating artists, duos, and collectives for late Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh’s posthumous show In Minor Keys today, February 25. In a livestreamed presentation, Kouoh’s team and biennale staff revealed the names of artists selected for the prestigious international exhibition, which opens on May 9. This year’s edition read more
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The 2026 Venice Biennale Gets an Official Gin
Aperol and Campari might have some serious competition at the Venice Biennale this year. While spritzes made with those apéritifs is often the drink of choice for collectors, curators, and critics taking a break from the tumult of the opening days of the Biennale, a gin-based cocktail might just be all the rage in La read more
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Venice Biennale Announces Participating Artists, Christophe Leribault Poised to Replace Ousted Louvre President: Morning Links for February 25, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines VENICE ROLL CALL. The Venice Biennale has officially named the artists participating in its 2026 edition opening to the public May 9 through November 22. Considered the world’s most important art exhibition, the biennale is gearing up for its 61st edition, titled “In read more
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Venice Biennale Names 111 Artists for Koyo Kouoh’s Posthumous Exhibition
The Venice Biennale, the world’s most important art exhibition, has officially named the 111 artists participating in its 2026 edition. Opening to the public on May 9 and running through November 22, this year’s Biennale, the 61st edition to date, is an unusual one: its curator, Koyo Kouoh, died suddenly last year during the making read more
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South Africa Pulls Out of Venice Biennale
Turns out Gaza broke the country’s art world, too. Gabrielle Goliath and curator Ingrid Masondo’s biennale proposal was scrapped by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in January. (photo by ZUNIS, courtesy Gabrielle Goliath studio) South Africa has withdrawn its participation from the 2026 Venice Biennale following a months-long dispute over an artwork addressing read more
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South African Court Rejects Gabrielle Goliath’s Bid to Reinstate Venice Biennale Pavilion
A South African high court has dismissed artist Gabrielle Goliath’s last-ditch bid to overturn the cancellation of her Venice Biennale pavilion, rejecting the application just hours before the exhibition’s submission deadline. Goliath’s proposed pavilion, titled Elegy, was selected last month by the nonprofit Art Periodic to represent South Africa at the upcoming Venice Biennale, with read more
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Israel's Plan to Artwash Genocide at the Venice Biennale
Since the beginning of the full-scale genocide in Gaza, which has galvanized resistance worldwide, the Israeli pavilion of the Venice Biennale has been mobilizing to art-wash the nation’s brand. Two months before the opening of the 2024 Venice Biennale, a petition written by the Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA) and signed by thousands of artists read more
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Artist Who Represented Ireland at 2024 Venice Biennale to Face Trial for Protest Against US Military
Eimear Walshe, who represented Ireland at the 2024 Venice Biennale, will face trial starting tomorrow for a case centering around the artist’s involvement in a protest against the US military staged at an airport in their home country. Walshe will appear in court alongside Áine Treanor and Aindriú de Buitléir, who, alongside Walshe, are known read more
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Gabrielle Goliath to Seek Legal Action After Axed Venice Biennale Pavilion
News The artist reportedly alleges that South Africa’s minister of culture acted unconstitutionally in canceling her commission, which included references to Gaza. Artist Gabrielle Goliath and curator Ingrid Masondo, who were dropped from South Africa’s 2026 Venice Biennale commission (photo by ZUNIS, courtesy Gabrielle Goliath studio) Artist Gabrielle Goliath is reportedly planning to take legal read more
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Gabrielle Goliath Seeks Legal Action Against Culture Minister After Canceled Venice Biennale Pavilion
Artist Gabrielle Goliath said she and curator Ingrid Masondo are submitting an application for a court case against South African culture minister Gayton McKenzie after he canceled their planned pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Goliath was set to show a performance from her “Elegy” series, part of which would address Israel’s war in Gaza. McKenzie read more
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Meet the Artist in El Salvador’s First-Ever Venice Biennale Pavilion
This spring, El Salvador will present a pavilion at the Venice Biennale for the first time in its history, during the contemporary art festival’s 61st iteration from May 9 to November 22. Painter and sculptor J. Oscar Molina, born in El Salvador in 1971 and currently residing in Southampton, New York, will represent the country read more
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Who is Alma Allen, Trump’s Pick to Represent the US at the Venice Biennale?
Following a fraught selection cycle, the US Department of State on Monday confirmed that Utah-born, Mexico-based sculptor Alma Allen will represent the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The prestigious exhibition opens next May, when scores of curators, collectors, and journalists descend on the lagoon city to judge not only the quality of art read more
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