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Israeli Chutzpah at the Venice Biennale
Perfectly timed for maximum press attention, the performative closure of the country’s pavilion is opportunistic and cynical.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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These Are the Artists in the 2024 Venice Biennale
The 333 participants include Samia Halaby, Lauren Halsey, and Kay WalkingStick.
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Criticism in Finland Over Country’s Selection Process for the Venice Biennale
The commissioning body’s decision to bypass an open call for next year’s edition of the Biennale has been met with mixed feelings by the local art community.
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Artist Jeffrey Gibson to Represent US at Venice Biennale
Gibson, the first Native artist to have a solo exhibition at the US pavilion, draws from traditional Indigenous craft and contemporary aesthetics in a multilayered exploration of history and identity.
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An Urgent Vision of Architecture at the Venice Biennale
Fittingly titled The Laboratory of the Future, the 18th edition of the show instructed participants to reuse materials and minimize their carbon footprint.
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2022 Venice Biennale Breaks Attendance Records
The exhibition sold the highest number of tickets in its 127-year history.