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Venice Art Biennale 2024: a guide to what to see in and around the city
As the Venice Art Biennale kicks off (20 April - 24 November 2024), here is an ever-growing list of what to see in and around Venice.
By Amah-Rose Abrams Last updated
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Berlinde De Bruyckere’s angels without faces touch down in Venice church
Belgian artist Berlinde De Bruyckere’s recent archangel sculptures occupy the 16th-century white marble Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore for the Venice Biennale 2024
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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Elias Sime reflects on the destructive nature of technology in Venice
In his solo show ‘Elias Sime: Dichotomy ፊት አና ጀርባ’ at the Venice Biennale 2024, the artist spotlights technology's destructive nature for humans and the environment
By Gameli Hamelo Published
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Kapwani Kiwanga considers value and commerce for the Canada Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024
Kapwani Kiwanga draws on her experiences in materiality for the Canada Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale
By Hannah Silver Published
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Lap-See Lam’s giant dragon head and tail takes over the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Lap-See Lam takes over The Nordic Pavilion with a giant dragon head and tail, while her dynamically composed ‘Altersea Opera’ considers language and representation
By Emily Steer Published
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Back to Black: all eyes on film-maker Sam Taylor-Johnson
Back to Black cinematographer Polly Morgan tells Wallpaper* how a shared love of French New Wave close-ups brought Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic to life
By Craig McLean Published
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Sad clowns and Yoruba tricksters: the immersive world of Tierra Whack and Alex Da Corte
Alex Da Corte and Tierra Whack collaborate on ‘World Wide Whack’ an immersive album experience of creative visual art
By Tianna Williams Published
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‘Liminal Gaps’ at Mumbai’s NMACC plays with history and time
Group show ‘Liminal Gaps’ at Mumbai’s NMACC explores different artist’s idea of liminality, curated by Triadic
By Aastha D Published
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Guglielmo Castelli considers fragility and violence with painting series in Venice
Guglielmo Castelli’s exhibition ‘Improving Songs for Anxious Children’ at Palazzetto Tito, Venice, explores childhood as the genesis of discovery
By Sofia Hallström Published
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Yinka Shonibare considers the tangled relationship between Africa and Europe at Serpentine South
Yinka Shonibare‘s ‘Suspended States’ at Serpentine South, London, considers history, refuge and humanitarian support (until 1 September 2024)
By Tianna Williams Published
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Venice Biennale 2024: a guide to the artists announced
Keep up-to-date with our ongoing list of who’s representing who at the Venice Biennale 2024 – here's what we know so far
By Martha Elliott Last updated
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John Akomfrah explores the sonic for the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024
We spoke with John Akomfrah ahead of the 60th Venice Biennale on what to expect from his British Pavilion
By Hannah Silver Published
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Ibrahim Mahama tells us why he has covered the Barbican in pink fabric
Ibrahim Mahama's 'Purple Hibiscus' has transformed the Barbican’s Lakeside Terrace
By Hannah Silver Published
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Gavin Turk subverts still-life painting and says: ‘We are what we throw away’
Gavin Turk considers wasteful consumer culture in ‘The Conspiracy of Blindness’ at Ben Brown Fine Arts, London
By Rowland Bagnall Published
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The Met’s ‘The Real Thing: Unpacking Product Photography’ dissects the avant-garde in early advertising
A new exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York explores the role of product photography and advertising in shaping the visual language of modernism
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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Dallas Art Fair 2024: what to see
The Dallas Art Fair celebrates galleries in the U.S Southwest. This year artists share a penchant for wide open spaces and a focus on the natural world. Here are our highlights
By Angella d'Avignon Published
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Tony Notarberardino’s Chelsea Hotel Portraits preserve a slice of bygone New York life
‘Tony Notarberardino: Chelsea Hotel Portraits, 1994-2010’, on show at New York’s ACA Galleries, is the photographer’s ode to the storied hotel he calls home and its eclectic clientele
By Hannah Silver Published
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What’s the big deal with breasts, ask artists at the Venice Biennale
‘Breasts’ is set to open at ACP Palazzo Franchetti for the duration of the Venice Art Biennale 2024
By Hannah Silver Published
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Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece: Bloomsbury’s untold story
‘Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece: An Untold Story’ is a new exhibition at Charleston in Lewes, UK, that charts the duo's creative legacy
By Katie Tobin Published
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On art and motherhood: the artists doing both
‘Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood’, a Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition, has opened in Bristol, showing work by more than 100 artists
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Miranda July considers fantasy and performance at Fondazione Prada
‘Miranda July: New Society’ at Fondazione Prada, Milan, charts 30 years of the artist's career
By Mary Cleary Published
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Derek Jarman’s House: inside Prospect Cottage
A new book shines a spotlight inside artist and film-maker Derek Jarman’s Dungeness ‘escape house’
By Caragh McKay Published
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Anselm Kiefer's vast mixed media works take over Florence's Palazzo Strozzi
A new exhibition, 'Fallen Angels,' sees Anselm Kiefer present a combination of old and new works that reflect Palazzo Strozzi's unique position within the Florentine Renaissance
By Finn Blythe Published
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The Devil is a flawed everyman in Nick Cave’s ceramics
A show of Nick Cave’s ceramics, ‘The Devil – A Life’ at Xavier Hufkens in Brussels, explores the complex character
By Hannah Silver Published
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Remembering Richard Serra (1938-2024), American art’s man of steel
American artist Richard Serra, whose vast sculptures transformed landscapes around the world, has died aged 85
By Hannah Silver Published
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Art Basel Hong Kong 2024: what to see
Art Basel Hong Kong 2024 sees the fair back bigger and better than ever. Navigate the highlights with our guide
By Lauren Ho Published
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Don’t miss: Thea Djordjadze’s site-specific sculptures in London
Thea Djordjadze’s ‘framing yours making mine’ at Sprüth Magers, London, is an exercise in restraint
By Hannah Silver Published