News
Grenada Artist Must Fundraise $250K to Represent His Country at the Venice Biennale
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.
Venice Biennale
Opinion
How the Venice Biennale Makes Life Harder for Working Venetians
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.
News
After Controversial Installation of Migrant Ship at Venice Biennale, Artist Fails to Return Boat to Italy
After being criticized for failing to recognize the migrants who died when the ship crashed, Büchel is making headlines again as he is accused of failing to return the ship to its legal owner, the town of Augusta in Sicily.
News
Simone Leigh Will Represent the US at the 2022 Venice Biennale
The New York-based artist will be the first Black woman to represent the country at the prestigious exhibition.
News
Germano Celant and Okwui Enwezor Among Recipients of Venice Biennale's Posthumous Golden Lion Awards
The Biennale's highest prize traditionally recognizes artists participating in the show; this year, on the occasion of the its 125th anniversary, it will honor the memory of four recently deceased artistic directors.
News
2021 Venice Biennale Postponed to 2022
Meanwhile, the Venice Biennale of Architecture has been postponed for the second time.
In Brief
Venice Biennale's Iraq Pavilion Indefinitely Closed Last Week In Solidarity with Anti-Government Protests
Ruya Foundation, the Baghdad-based nonprofit foundation that organized the country's pavilion, announced a strike last week.
In Brief
Extreme Flooding in Venice Kills Two People; Biennale Shutters As Safety Precaution
Local authorities called for a state of emergency in the worst floods to hit the lagoon city in more than 50 years.
Film
Negotiating and Understanding the Threats to Inuit Life in Canada
The video art of Isuma, the first international media organization created by and for Indigenous peoples, highlights the contemporary and historical impasses they are forced to navigate.
Art
Navigating the Overload at the Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale’s official exhibition, May You Live In Interesting Times, presents art that speaks to the present, not in the direct fashion of journalism, but in ways that can challenge existing habits of thought.
Art
Shirley Tse Explores Societal Differences in a Time of Uncertainty for Hong Kong
As protests over an extradition bill rage in Hong Kong, Tse's Stakeholders exhibition at the Venice Biennale negotiates the spaces between gender categories like female or male, or race categories like Asian or White.
Art
Rising Tides and Climate Change Color the Venice Biennale This Year
Artistic allusions to rising waters can be found across the Venice Biennale this year, and they strike home with a particular power given the ongoing destruction of the natural world.