Venice Biennale

Alternate worlds and end of days: Pierre Huyghe in Venice

Pierre Huyghe delves into dystopia with 'Liminal', at Palazzo Grassi’s Punta della Dogana in Venice

By Amah-Rose Abrams Published 6 May 24

The moments fashion met art at the 60th Venice Biennale

The best fashion moments at the 2024 Venice Biennale, with happenings from Dior, Golden Goose, Balenciaga, Burberry and more

By Jack Moss Published 22 April 24

Josèfa Ntjam on her surreal utopias in Venice

Artist Josèfa Ntjam and LAS Art Foundation bring other worlds to life with ‘swell of spæc(i)es’ at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia during the Venice Biennale 2024

By Hannah Silver Published 19 April 24

Les Lalanne’s surreal world takes over Venice

‘Planète Lalanne’, presented by Ben Brown Fine Arts, takes over Palazzo Rota Ivancich, with a cast of blue hippos, woolly sheep and giant grasshoppers

By Hannah Silver Published 19 April 24

Aindrea Emelife on bringing the Nigerian Pavilion to life at the Venice Biennale 2024

Curator Aindrea Emelife has spearheaded a new wave of contemporary artists at the Venice Biennale’s second-ever Nigerian Pavilion. Here, she talks about what the world needs to learn about African art

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh Published 18 April 24

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 17 April 24

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 16 April 24

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 11 April 24

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 9 April 24

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 9 April 24

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 4 April 24

Tesfaye Urgessa is the artist behind the first-ever Ethiopian Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale

Meet Tesfaye Urgessa, the Ethiopian Pavilion’s debut artist, ahead of the Venice Art Biennale 2024

By Hannah Silver Published 4 April 24

Buccellati announces a major retrospective in Venice

The upcoming Buccellati exhibition in Venice, ‘The Prince of Goldsmiths, Rediscovering the Classics’, is produced by Balich Wonder Studio and curated by Alba Cappellieri

By Hannah Silver Published 7 March 24

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 16 December 22

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 22 November 22

Mali master: Malick Sidibé’s lesser-known photographs are showcased in New York

By Daniel Scheffler Last updated 26 October 22

Eva Rothschild thinks big for the Irish Pavilion in Venice

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 26 October 22

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 26 October 22

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 25 October 22

Denton Corker Marshall reveal the new Australian Pavilion’s mysterious black box

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 25 October 22

Berengo Studio brings a modern twist to the craft of Murano glass-blowing

Curated by Vik Muniz and Koen Vanmechelen, the sixth edition of Glasstress explores the possibilities of glass through the lens of contemporary art at the 58th Venice Biennale

By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated 21 October 22

Venice Biennale 2017: the top ten pavilions, from colossal sculptures to dystopian visions

By Emma O'Kelly Last updated 19 October 22

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

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 18 October 22

Tuft love: R & Company and Amini bring fun to the floor with artistic rugs

By Natalia Rachlin Last updated 17 October 22