Art, architecture and travel in Venice
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Venice - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Venice.
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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
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Switzerland and Eduardo Souto de Moura win Golden Lions at Venice Architecture Biennale
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Best of the rest: starchitects pull in the crowds at Venice Architecture Biennale
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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
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Guest editor Ole Scheeren’s Archipelago Cinema, Venice
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Meet the artists integrating themselves into their work at Pinault Collection
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'Art or Sound' is the Prada Foundation's new synaesthetic Venice show
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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
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Venice Architecture Biennale’s new crop of national pavilions for 2018
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Venice Biennale 2017: the top ten pavilions, from colossal sculptures to dystopian visions
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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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The Venice lagoon captures the magic of collectible design at Nomad
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Last chance to see: Murano glass designs mesmerise in Venice exhibition
Luca Nichetto curates ‘Empathic – Discovering a Glass Legacy’ at Venice’s Punta Conterie gallery (until 10 April 2022), featuring work by eight international designers made in Murano glass workshops
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Tuft love: R & Company and Amini bring fun to the floor with artistic rugs
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Sprawling Venice showcase ‘Homo Faber’ displays the pinnacle of European craftsmanship
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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’
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Bethan Laura Wood designs glass tables for Wonderglass inspired by travels
Bethan Laura Wood created the ‘Chain’ glass collection during lockdown, using Wonderglass’s cast glass to build tables shown at Venice Glass Week
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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
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Duality shapes Delvendahl Martin Architects’ exhibition design in Venice
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Discussing ‘Freespace’ with the curators of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
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Venice Architecture Biennale 2021: a year late but somehow right on time
Hashim Sarkis' main show ‘How Will We Live Together?' at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale opens a year later than originally expected, but ponders on questions that are more timely than ever
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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
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Matthew Royce rethinks the Venice Beach house
A new Venice Beach house by architect Matthew Royce on a triangular site makes an eye-catching addition to a Los Angeles neighbourhood
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The glass industry in Venice carves space for the next generation
David Landau, the founder of Venice Glass Week, discusses how Murano is healing old wounds, and the global gaze on the city's glass industry
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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
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Taloi Havini’s first sonic work dunks the listener in an ocean of sound
At Ocean Space in Venice, Papua New Guinea-born artist Taloi Havini explores ecological conservation and the indigenous history of Oceania in her first sound work, coinciding with the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale
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