Venice Biennale
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Adriano Pedrosa announced as curator of the 2024 Venice Biennale
Adriano Pedrosa has been announced as the curator of the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, becoming the first Latin American to spearhead the event
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Venice Biennale 2022 closing review: who, how and what on earth?
As the sun sets on the 59th Venice Art Biennale (until 27 November), we look back on an edition filled with resilience, female power and unsurprisingly, lots of surprises
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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All the World's Futures: the blazing Venice Biennale packs some heat
By Ossian Ward Last updated
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Mali master: Malick Sidibé’s lesser-known photographs are showcased in New York
By Daniel Scheffler Last updated
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Eva Rothschild thinks big for the Irish Pavilion in Venice
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Katharina Grosse’s shimmering, iridescent installation envelops Espace Louis Vuitton in Venice
German artist Katharina Grosse’s theatrical new installation at Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia evokes a fluid, prismatic fabric that shrouds objects and prompts contemplation
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Venice to launch permanent Giudecca art district at Biennale
Touted as the city’s first permanent art quarter, the Giudecca Art District will encompass 11 galleries alongside national pavilions during the 58th Venice Biennale
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Denton Corker Marshall reveal the new Australian Pavilion’s mysterious black box
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Technicolor timepiece: Ian Davenport’s Swatch is making us tick
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Venice Biennale 2017: the top ten pavilions, from colossal sculptures to dystopian visions
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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In Venice, artist Luc Tuymans is going against the current
The Belgian artist’s gripping retrospective casts the neoclassical surrounds of Palazzo Grassi in a sombre shroud as he reflects on history’s darkest chapters
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Tuft love: R & Company and Amini bring fun to the floor with artistic rugs
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The Milk of Dreams: inspiring women artists headlining the Venice Biennale 2022
Curator Cecilia Alemani focuses the long-awaited 59th edition of the Venice Biennale on contemporary women artists, embracing, ‘symbiosis, solidarity and sisterhood’
By Flora Vesterberg Last updated
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Tour the 2021 National Pavilions at Venice Architecture Biennale
Stuck at home? We got you. Our virtual tour of the 2021 National Pavilions at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale will help transport you to the avant-garde of contemporary architecture from across the globe
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Duality shapes Delvendahl Martin Architects’ exhibition design in Venice
By Holly Black Last updated
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Venice Biennale looks back on 125 years of exhibitions
Formafantasma designs ‘The Disquieted Muses, When La Biennale di Venezia Meets History’, a show that displays works from all six artistic disciplines, looking back to 125 years of Biennale exhibitions and events
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Sean Scully delivers sermon of stripes at Venetian church
The Irish-born painter and printmaker will transform every corner of the 16th-century San Giorgio Maggiore church with new paintings, sculptures and drawings during the Venice Biennale
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Brigitte Niedermair puts fashion in focus at Venice retrospective
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Animal instinct: Robert Wilson taps into his wild side in Venice
By Julie Baumgardner Last updated
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Stan Douglas in Venice: a hypnotic chronicle of youth, revolt and liberation
Stan Douglas’ captivating two-part exhibition for the Canada Pavilion in Venice is a haunting and meticulous reconstruction of historical events
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Jes Fan: the artist probing the intersections of biology, identity and creativity
Multidisciplinary artist Jes Fan uses fungi, bacteria and hormones to produce thought-provoking sculptures that explore how art and biology come together to break down social constructs. This article originally appeared in the August 2022 Issue of Wallpaper*, on newsstands now and available to subscribers
By Drew Zeiba Last updated
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Fondazione In Between Art Film: a cinematic celebration of time-based media in Venice
Beatrice Bulgari’s new foundation, championing time-based media, takes over a disused hospital with a surreal group exhibition during the Venice Biennale 2022
By Amah-Rose Abrams Last updated
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Venice Biennale 2022: 15 national pavilions on our radar
With the 59th Venice Biennale almost upon us (23 April - 27 November 2022), watch this space for live reporting on the must-see pavilions arriving this year
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Stanley Whitney’s Italian paintings reveal an art practice in transition
American abstract painter Stanley Whitney’s works from the 1990s to mid-2000s, made in Italy and now on display as a collateral event of the Venice Biennale 2022, show an evolution of form and colour
By Amah-Rose Abrams Last updated
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David Adjaye designs first national pavilion for Ghana at the Venice Biennale
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Ai Weiwei unveils first-ever exhibition of glass sculptures in Venice
On the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Ai Weiwei unveils his first show of glass works, including one of the largest Murano glass sculptures ever
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Ron Arad’s Last Train arrives in Venice
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