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Artists and cultural organisations based in Somalia say the country’s first Venice Biennale pavilion was developed without meaningful local involvement and does not reflect the country’s cultural sector

Kader Attia will curate the seventh edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, which will open in December 2027

Artists and cultural workers shutter national pavilions as political tensions over Gaza and Ukraine engulf the world’s leading art exhibition

A federal report finds widespread deferred maintenance across the US museum sector, with institutions citing rising repair costs, accessibility barriers and limited public funding for infrastructure.

The Venice Biennale has denied helping Russia bypass sanctions after reports claimed organisers assisted with plans for the country’s return

Hedwig Fijen, founding director of Manifesta, will step down on 5 October, the nomadic biennial has announced

The Portland-based triennial Converge 45 has announced its list of participating artists for the 2026 edition, scheduled to run from 27 – 30 August

In June, the British billionaire Joe Lewis will sell a collection encompassing works by the likes of Gustav Klimt, Henri Matisse and Lucian Freud

The Smithsonian has announced that Lynda Roscoe Hartigan has been named the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Thiago de Paula Souza will curate the 2027 Athens Biennale

Taiwan’s National Culture and Arts Foundation has revoked the artist’s 2018 National Award for Arts