Iran Still Plans to Participate in the 61st Venice Biennale
Aydin Mahdizadeh Tehrani, the general director of visual arts at the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, made a statement confirming the nation's intentions

Central Pavilion, Giardini, Venice, 2022. Photo: Roberto Marossi. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Aydin Mahdizadeh Tehrani, the general director of visual arts at the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, told the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) on Tuesday that Iran still plans to participate in the Venice Biennale, according to ArtNews and ISNA. The information follows a 4 May statement from the Biennale announcing that the nation would not participate in the exhibition.
Related content
Sculptures Smashed at Turkish Border Crossing
Bronze Sculpture by Jean Arp Stolen at Art Cologne
Loop Barcelona Opens 24th Edition
News

Sculptures Smashed at Turkish Border Crossing
Sculptures headed for an exhibition set to open in London were smashed at the Turkey–Bulgaria border

Bronze Sculpture by Jean Arp Stolen at Art Cologne
The theft has prompted questions about security at the fair. Ludorff Gallery says the 28cm bronze disappeared from its booth during a 15-minute window on Sunday

Loop Barcelona Opens 24th Edition
Loop Barcelona, the international platform dedicated to artists’ cinema and the moving image, is staging its 24th edition across the city from 10 to 21 November

Art Basel Offers Paris Exhibitors 20 Percent Discount After Early Closure
All 211 galleries at last month’s fair will have booth fees cut, following dealer demands for compensation

Collector Elie Khouri to Create Dubai Home for His Private Foundation
Due to open in 2028, the Elie Khouri Art Foundation will draw its first exhibitions from the collector’s holdings of more than 300 artists

Art Gallery of Ontario to open Dani Reiss Gallery in 2027
The five-floor addition, which will display nearly 400 works, is due to open in September 2027
.jpg%3F2026-11-10T11%3A10%3A29.458Z&w=2560&q=85)
Liverpool Biennial Names Artists for 2027 Edition
The 14th edition of the citywide contemporary art festival will explore childhood, imagination and young people's responses to an uncertain future

Mitrani Art to Open in Miami’s Little River
The Screening Room and Dina Mitrani Gallery will share a permanent home after years of pop-up programming, as a new space opens in Little River
.jpg%3F2026-11-09T15%3A43%3A21.596Z&w=2560&q=85)
Canadian Dealers Quit US Fairs as Tariffs Reshape Market
Canadian galleries are pulling out of US fairs ahead of Miami Art Week

Ethan Fenton wins inaugural Paul Lowe Award for Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
Established in honour of the late photojournalist and professor Paul Lowe, the new annual prize celebrates works by UAL graduating students

Sweden Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria and Sacred Kallawaya Objects to Bolivia
The Swedish government is set to return artefacts from the historic Kingdom of Benin to Nigeria and objects belonging to Bolivia’s Kallawaya people, including human remains, in two separate restitution agreements

Turkey Adds AI to Its Antiquities Hunt as 100 Objects Return from the US
Forty Bronze Age objects and 44 terracotta panels returned by the J. Paul Getty Museum go on show in Istanbul
