Venice Biennale

In Brief

Hong Kong's Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Closes for Day, Joining Strike Against Proposed Extradition Bill

About 100 Hong Kong arts organizations, including commercial galleries, announced a strike against a bill that would allow extraditing fugitives to mainland China.

Art

An Inside-Out Airplane Visualizes Poland's Political Divisions

At the Venice Biennale's Polish Pavilion, a monumental sculpture responds to conspiracy theories and nationalist rhetoric surrounding the 2010 plane crash that killed Poland's then-president.

Art

Gandhi Is the Central Protagonist at the Indian National Pavilion in Venice

Our Time for a Future Caring primarily brings together the work of eight artists, from different generations, who have reflected on the Gandhian legacy of decolonization.

Interview

At the Venice Biennale, Shu Lea Cheang Surveils the Surveillance System

In the first solo exhibition by a woman artist representing Taiwan at the Venice Biennale, Cheang questions the legal and visual regimes that have shaped sexual and gender norms over time.

Art

Four Spots in the Venice Biennale to Stop You in Your Tracks

The Biennale’s system of national pavilions may be an outdated relic, but it does succeed in putting a spotlight on countries that typically receive scant art world attention.

In Brief

Banksy Sets Up an Unauthorized Art Stall in Venice

The anonymous artist set up a stall to showcase paintings of a cruise ship parked in the canal surrounding the city.

Art

Using Collage to Illuminate How People Are Shaped by Identity Strategies

Frida Orupabo's individual collage figures literally expose different layers as if asking the viewer to reflect on what they themselves are composed of.

In Brief

Cindy Sherman and Catherine Opie Unveil a Joint Project of Wearable Art

The two artists unveiled a new line of shell cameos made into rings, earrings, cufflinks, and pendants at the opening of the Venice Biennale.

Announcement

Shu Lea Cheang’s 3x3x6 at the 2019 Venice Biennale Examines Imprisonment in the New Digital Age

3x3x6 spans four rooms of the Palazzo delle Prigioni with an immersive, multidimensional installation. On view from May 11 - November 24, 2019.

In Brief

Ship in Which Hundreds of Migrants Died Will Be Shown at the Venice Biennale

Controversial artist Christoph Büchel's project will memorialize the European migrant crisis by displaying the shipwreck responsible for one of the worst losses of life on the Mediterranean in recent memory.

Announcement

Shu Lea Cheang’s Installation 3x3x6 Will Represent Taiwan at the 2019 Venice Biennale

For Taiwan’s presentation, Cheang will create a new work inspired by the history of the exhibition venue, Palazzo delle Prigioni. On view from May 11 - November 24, featuring a public performance on May 11.

In Brief

Venice Will Move Forward with $11 Tourist Tax

The new policy — which goes into effect just before the 2019 Venice Biennale — could add $56.8 million to the perennially flooded city's budget.