Art
Bomb Shelter Posters in Venice Evoke the Reality of War in Ukraine
The maps show the location of the Ukrainian Pavilion at the Biennale and the sites of real bunkers or air-raid shelters in the city from a time not so long ago.
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Art
Benin Debuts First-Ever National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Everything Precious Is Fragile is an opportunity to collapse the conventions that define the nation in the global popular imagination.
Art
Glimpse Into Jeffrey Gibson’s Historic US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
The exhibition brings resounding echoes of resistance amid an enduring struggle for Indigenous autonomy across the American continents.
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Taiwan Presents Yuan Goang-Ming: Everyday War at the Venice Biennale
Presented by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Taiwan Collateral Event takes place in a dark, home-like setting at the Palazzo delle Prigioni.
Opinion
Israeli Chutzpah at the Venice Biennale
Perfectly timed for maximum press attention, the performative closure of the country’s pavilion is opportunistic and cynical.
News
Activists Say “No to the Genocide Pavilion" in Biennale Protest Against Israel
Over 100 artists and art workers called attention to participating nations' complicity in the attacks on Gaza.
News
Israeli Artist Pausing Venice Biennale Show Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Critics Say
The partial closure of the pavilion until a ceasefire is reached is an “empty and opportunistic” gesture, said a group who called for Israel to be excluded from the event.
News
Italian Heritage Group Decries “Biennalization” of Venice
Italia Nostra says a new sculptural display in Venice’s public square distracts from the city’s existing cultural heritage and infrastructure in need of conservation.
Art
Was Robert Rauschenberg’s Venice Biennale Victory Rigged?
A new documentary explores the scandals surrounding the 1964 show, illuminating the US government’s obsession with its international image.
News
Vatican Taps Maurizio Cattelan for Venice Biennale
The artist behind the infamous duct-taped banana will create an outdoor installation for the Vatican’s exhibition, held in a women’s prison on the island of Giudecca.
News
Thousands of Art Workers Call for Israel’s Exclusion From the Venice Biennale
Nan Goldin, Michael Rakowitz, and others say that “platforming art representing a state engaged in ongoing atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza is unacceptable.”
News
These Are the Artists in the 2024 Venice Biennale
The 333 participants include Samia Halaby, Lauren Halsey, and Kay WalkingStick.