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In Venice, a Show Draws Connections Between Colonialism and Marine Ecology

by Anna Souter June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

The Soul Expanding Ocean at TBA21–Academy Ocean Space in Venice’s Chiesa di San Lorenzo brings together two artists with different but complementary ways of engaging with oceanic histories and ecologies.

Posted inFilm

Filmmaker dream hampton Culls Memories From Detroit’s Flooded Basements

by Bedatri D. Choudhury May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

Her short film Freshwater is now playing at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.

Posted inArt

Standouts and Historic Firsts by Eastern European Artists and Curators at the Venice Biennale

by Veronika Molnar May 3, 2022May 4, 2022

Sculptures by Hungarian artist Zsófia Keresztes, Malgorzata Mirga-Tas’s Polish Pavilion transformation, and more highlights from this year’s show.

Posted inNews

With Ukraine Square, the Venice Biennale Goes to War

by Avedis Hadjian May 1, 2022May 2, 2022

The open-air exhibition of works by Ukrainian artists at the 59th Biennale includes art created in bomb shelters, in exile, and from a place of strength and hope.

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At the Venice Biennale, Simone Leigh Embraces Sovereignty

by Julie Baumgardner May 1, 2022May 3, 2022

Leigh’s transformation of the US National Pavilion is no immersive installation, but rather a proposal in sculpture, and by sculpture.

Posted inNews

Ukrainian Actor Questioned by Police After Venice Biennale Guerrilla Performance

by Elaine Velie April 26, 2022April 28, 2022

Aleksey Yudnikov placed a photo of President Putin’s face over his crotch and performed in front of the empty Russian pavilion.

Posted inNews

In Historic First, Simone Leigh and Sonia Boyce Win Venice Biennale’s Golden Lions

by Jasmine Liu April 25, 2022April 29, 2022

They are the first Black women to represent their countries in the international exhibition.

Posted inArt

Your Venice Biennale Bingo Card Has Arrived

by Hrag Vartanian April 18, 2022April 19, 2022

The world’s oldest art biennial is back, and this year we’ve found a way to make it all a little easier for you to navigate with our fun-filled Bingo card.

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Venice’s Sámi Pavilion Is a Coup for Indigenous Artists

by Anna Souter April 17, 2022April 19, 2022

Far from empty wildernesses, the ancestral lands of the Sámi people in the European Arctic are ecologically diverse sites of culture, care, and collective endeavor.

Posted inNews

Artists Withdraw Works From Russian Museums to Protest Invasion

by Valentina Di Liscia February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

Two artists have withdrawn their works from state-backed museums, and the curators of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale resigned in protest.

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Grenada Artist Must Fundraise $250K to Represent His Country at the Venice Biennale

by Valentina Di Liscia November 14, 2021November 17, 2021

A little-known fact is that some artists must pay their own passage to the biennial, particularly those from smaller nations with limited arts funding.

Posted inOpinion

How the Venice Biennale Makes Life Harder for Working Venetians

by Giulio Piovesan June 23, 2021June 23, 2021

Generations of Italians are stuck in precariato (‘precarious work’), unable to work year-round, start a family, or buy or even just rent a flat of their own.

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