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Venice Biennale: In Minor Keys Needs Major Work
The 61st edition of the Venice Biennale reflects the terminal insularity of the contemporary art world
Strikes and protests disrupt Venice Biennale opening amid Russia and Israel backlash
Artists and cultural workers shutter national pavilions as political tensions over Gaza and Ukraine engulf the world’s leading art exhibition
Ukraine at the Venice Biennale: International Acclaim Amid Cultural Destruction
The country’s artists enter this year’s Biennale with unprecedented global attention, even as war continues to reshape artistic production
Don't Mess With Me: Brazil’s Pavilion Warns Against Authoritarianism
Brazil's Biennale Venice show interrogates the myth of ‘racial democracy’ in South America’s largest nation, taking its title from a symbolic plant
The Painter: Merike Estna at the Estonia Pavilion
Representing her country at the Venice Biennale, the artist has created a monument to the demands of maintenance, temporality and parenthood
Art and Loathing in La Biennale
The presence of war-mongering nations, protests, jury resignations and a right-wing boss suggest it might be hard to see the art through the politics
Messy Business: No Outside
In her first column, Jeni Fulton explores the market logic of post-internet era art at the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale Denies it Helped ‘Circumnavigate’ Sanctions Against Russia
The Venice Biennale has denied helping Russia bypass sanctions after reports claimed organisers assisted with plans for the country’s return
Hedwig Fijen Steps Down as Manifesta’s Founding Director
Hedwig Fijen, founding director of Manifesta, will step down on 5 October, the nomadic biennial has announced
Artists Announced for 2026 Edition of Converge 45
The Portland-based triennial Converge 45 has announced its list of participating artists for the 2026 edition, scheduled to run from 27 – 30 August
Art with a Designer Label
Will the shifting culture of commercial patronage in the arts cause the 61st Venice Biennale to look materially different?
Sotheby’s to Sell the Most Valuable Collection in London
In June, the British billionaire Joe Lewis will sell a collection encompassing works by the likes of Gustav Klimt, Henri Matisse and Lucian Freud
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