Lubaina Himid to Represent UK at 2026 Venice Biennale
Renowned British artist and Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid has been selected to represent the UK at the 61st Venice… Read More
25 February 2025
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Qatar to Build Permanent Pavilion at Venice Biennale’s Historic Giardini
Qatar has secured a prime location in the Giardini della Biennale, the historic heart of the Venice Biennale, to construct its national pavilion….
15 February 2025
Venice Biennale Announces Koyo Kouoh As Artistic Director 2026
The Venice Biennale named Swiss-Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh as the artistic director of its 61st International Art Exhibition.
3 December 2024
60th Venice Biennale Revisited – Virginie Puertolas-Syn
In just a few days, the 60th Venice Biennale will end, and I feel lucky to have visited it not once but twice: I experienced the bustling opening week and returned in November before its closure. It was certainly worth making the trip on two occasions, as this year’s Biennale has proven to be both intense and enriching.
19 November 2024
SAS Secret Apartment Part 2 Opens For Closing Week Venice Biennale 2024
SAS Secret Apartment returns with a new lineup for the closing week of the Venice Biennale: Foreigners Everywhere.
13 November 2024
Taking Venice: New Documentary Reveals Untold Story Of 1964 Venice Biennale
Amei Wallach’s Taking Venice is a documentary that plunges us into the tumultuous and vibrant world of the 1964 Venice Biennale, but not in the way you might expect.
21 May 2024
Venice Biennale 2024 – From Inside A Women’s Prison – Pavilion Of The Holy See – James Payne
The most coveted ticket at this year’s Venice Biennale was entry to the Giudecca women’s prison on an island in the lagoon, which dates back to the 13th century and was once a reformatory for prostitutes and unwed mothers.
1 May 2024
Pope Francis Visits The Venice Biennale Vatican Pavilion
Pope Francis made history on Sunday by becoming the first pontiff to attend the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s largest art exhibitions.
29 April 2024
The Ultimate Venice Biennale Collateral Events 2024 – Lee Sharrock
Adriano Pedrosa, Curator of the 60th Venice Biennale, chose the controversial phrase Stranieri Ovunque (Foreigners Everywhere).
24 April 2024
60th Venice Biennale Twelve Essential Highlights – Nico Kos Earle
Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa proposed the title for the 60th Edition of La Biennale di Venezia. ‘Foreigners Everywhere’.
23 April 2024
Foreigners Merge Giardini 60th Venice Biennale – James Payne
The Central Pavilion at the Venice Biennale’s 60th edition is led by curator Adriano Pedrosa, who uses the theme “Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere,”
22 April 2024
Australia’s Archie Moore Clinches Golden Lion Award At 60th Venice Biennale
Archie Moore, a First Nations artist from Australia, has clinched the prestigious Golden Lion Award for Best National Participation at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
20 April 2024
60th Venice Biennale Pavilions And Collateral Events Guide – Artlyst
The 60th Venice Biennale Arte, scheduled to spearhead the 2024 cultural calendar from 20 April to 24 November 2024, will mark a significant milestone…
8 April 2024
Maya El Khalil Talks To Leila Lebreton About Desert X And The Venice Biennale
Maya El Khalil is a highly regarded curator known for her innovative approaches to contemporary art curation and her commitment to promoting emerging artists…
24 March 2024
Israel Pavilion At 60th Venice Biennale Sparks Global Debate
The Venice Biennale, long regarded as a hothouse for artistic and political exchange, is again embroiled in controversy as thousands of artists have joined forces, signing an open letter…
28 February 2024
John Akomfrah: Listening All Night To The Rain – British Pavilion Venice Biennale
John Akomfrah’s highly-anticipated commission for the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale promises to be a poignant exploration of memory,… Read More
15 February 2024
Foreigners Everywhere: Venice Biennale Announces Artists For 2024 Edition
The Venice Biennale is one of the art world’s most significant recurring exhibitions. Now in its 60th edition, titled ‘Foreigners… Read More
1 February 2024
John Akomfrah RA To Represent GB At 60th Venice Biennale
The artist and filmmaker Sir John Akomfrah RA will is to represent Great Britain at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2024
24 January 2023
Adriano Pedrosa Selected Artistic Director Of Venice Biennale 2024
The Board of La Biennale di Venezia have selected Adriano Pedrosa as Director of the Visual Arts Sector
15 December 2022
Record-Breaking Venice Biennale Closes – Katy Hessel The Story Of Art Without Men Chosen Waterstones Book Of The Year – Douglas Gordon Presents Neon-Inspired Work On Piccadilly Screen
Record-Breaking Venice Biennale Closes – Katy Hessel The Story Of Art Without Men Chosen Waterstones Book Of The Year – Douglas Gordon Presents Neon-Inspired Work On Picadilly Screen
1 December 2022
Dreaming With Our Bodies In Ancient Futures – Venice Biennale 2022 – Marie-Louise Jones
The 59th Venice Biennale reconnects sensory awareness with ancestral forms of knowledge
23 May 2022
Cecilia Alemani’s Powerful Harmonious Venice Biennale – Virginie Puertolas-Syn
I was curious to see how the Curator Cecilia Alemani – one of the few female curators of the Biennale, was going to address the pandemic of the last two years and how this historical moment we all went through was going to be reflected in one of the most important non-commercial Art rendez-vous.
18 May 2022
Wallace Chan Living In A Material World 59th Venice Biennale – James Payne
The last time we saw Wallace Chan’s work was in the Docklands in London when he showed ten of his large-scale titanium and iron sculptures in an exhibition titled “A Dialogue Between Materials and Time, Titans XIV”.
8 May 2022
Surrealism’s Alternative History The 59th Venice Biennale – Nico Kos Earle
The Venice Biennale sparks surreal conversations between past and present in ‘Milk of Dreams’, curated by Cecilia Alemani
2 May 2022
Great Art Cities Explained YouTube Series Venice Biennale Special
Great Art Cities Explained (GACE) follows the successful YouTube art history series Great Art Explained in 15 Minutes, founded last year by art writer and curator James Payne.
29 April 2022
59th Venice Biennale: Twelve Things To See On-Site – Paul Carter Robinson
I have just returned from the 59th Venice Biennale, which was thrown off course by a year due to the pandemic.
27 April 2022
Eight Of The Best Collateral Events – 59th Venice Biennale – Lee Sharrock
Writer and PR Consultant Lee Sharrock has selected eight of the best collateral events taking place in Venice during the 59th Biennale.
26 April 2022
Golden Lion For Sonia Boyce GB and Simone Leigh US At 59th Venice Biennale
The 59th Venice Biennale’s top prize, the Golden Lion, has been awarded to Great Britain’s Sonia Boyce OBE RA for Best National… Read More
24 April 2022
Venice Biennale 2022: Official Collateral Events Guide – Artlyst
This year, the Venice Biennale offers 30 official collateral events that the curators have sanctioned. They will run at the same time as the Biennale.
17 April 2022
59th Venice Biennale One Stop Guide To Artists Curators And Pavilions – Artlyst
The 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, titled ‘The Milk of Dreams’, from Saturday April 23 to Sunday November 27
16 April 2022
Ukraine Goes Ahead With Venice Biennale Pavilion – Russian Art Collector Roman Abramovich Slapped With U.K. Sanctions – Katharina Fritsch And Cecilia Vicuña Win Golden Lions
The organisers of the Venice Biennale have confirmed that the Ukraine pavilion will go ahead as planned this April.
10 March 2022
War Invades 59th Venice Biennale Russia Quits – Ukraine On Hold
Updated: Artists Alexandra Sukhareva and Kirill Savchenkov and curator Raimundas Malašauskas have pulled out of the Russian Pavilion at the… Read More
28 February 2022