Venice Biennale 2026
Breaking news, analysis, interviews and more from the world-famous exhibition, including The Art Newspaper’s on-the-ground coverage
Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88
Baselitz’s death comes on the eve of a major exhibition of his latest paintings at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini concurrent with the Venice Biennale
East Africa meets Western Europe as Michael Armitage takes on Venice's Palazzo Grassi
The sweeping exhibition "The Promise of Change" demonstrates the painter’s fascination with art history and mythology, and his movement between dreams and documentary
Israel’s foreign ministry accuses Venice Biennale's jury of ‘politicising’ exhibition
The Biennale's five-member international jury announced on Thursday that it would not award prizes to countries “whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court”
From monumental glass sculptures to a lagoon in the sky: what to see beyond the Venice Biennale pavilions
Ambitious art projects abound across the streets—and islands—of Venice
FKA Twigs and Brian Eno among artists included in the Vatican's sound-based 2026 Venice Biennale pavilion
The Holy See pavilion will honour the the life and legacy of the Benedictine nun, Saint Hildegard of Bingen
Members of European Parliament call on EU to pull Venice Biennale funding over Russian participation
Dozens of MEPs signed a letter decrying Russia’s plan to return to the Biennale and urging the suspension of all EU funding
‘I have not walked this path alone’: South African artist Gabrielle Goliath on showing her cancelled Venice Biennale project outside the main event
The artist meanwhile has heavily criticised her country’s decision to leave its official pavilion empty
Nearly 200 Venice Biennale participants sign letter demanding cancellation of Israeli pavilion
Signatories include artists Alfredo Jaar, Yto Barrada, Rosana Paulino, Meriem Bennani and Cauleen Smith, along with curators such as Binna Choi and Carles Guerra
Pussy Riot slams Russia’s return to Venice Biennale
Russia’s decision to put on a show in Venice has prompted criticism from Russian dissidents and Ukrainian artists
Venice Biennale details revealed, Beatriz González and Tracey Emin in London—podcast
Ben Luke speaks to Jane Morris about the 2026 Biennale artists and framework, takes a tour of the late González's show at the Barbican. Plus, a conversation about a long-hidden Emin work
Khaled Sabsabi—who had his Australia Pavilion cancelled and reinstated—will also exhibit in main Venice Biennale show
His double appearance in Venice is “a major historic first for an Australian artist”, the government body Creative Australia says
South Africa pavilion will be empty at 2026 Venice Biennale, culture ministry says
The announcement comes after a court dismissed Gabrielle Goliath’s attempt to have her project reinstated—a ruling that has been met with anger by members of South Africa’s art world
Artist Gabrielle Goliath’s attempt to reinstate cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion dismissed by court
The artist and the curator Ingrid Masondo will be challenging the decision handed down by a judge from South Africa’s high court
Henrike Naumann—selected for this year's Germany pavilion at the Venice Biennale—has died
The artist's planned work will be shown posthumously in Venice, organisers say
Austrian pavilion artist Florentina Holzinger joins Thaddaeus Ropac
The choreographer and performance artist is best known for her radical theatre performances
Dangling sculpture—‘evacuated’ from Russian-Ukrainian frontline—will be focus of Ukraine's pavilion at Venice Biennale
Suspended from a crane, the work is meant as a metaphor for the country's ongoing precarious situation during the war
Five artists announced for India's Venice Biennale pavilion
Organised by curator Amin Jaffer, the selected artists all use organic materials traditional to India in their work
Anish Kapoor to show some of his most ambitious projects—realised or not—in Venice
The exhibition of architectural models and sculptures at the artist's Cannaregio foundation will explore the less commercial side of his practice
South African artist Gabrielle Goliath to approach high court over cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion
The move by the artist and her team comes as South Africa’s culture ministry has allegedly begun approaching new artists about making work for the 2026 pavilion
South Africa’s Venice Biennale artist appeals to president after pavilion cancelled by minister
Gabrielle Goliath’s video-based project Elegy was pulled by Gayton McKenzie, seemingly over a planned Gaza-related segment
The US Venice Biennale saga, Queer Islamic art in Oslo, Duane Linklater in Ottawa—podcast
Ben Luke speaks to The Art Newspaper’s editor-in-chief in the Americas, Ben Sutton, about the selection of Alma Allen for the US pavilion, explores a new exhibition on queerness in Islamic art and meets curators from Canada's National Gallery
Sculptor Alma Allen officially selected to represent US at 2026 Venice Biennale
The state department’s announcement, delayed by the US government shutdown, says Allen’s presentation will further Donald Trump’s “focus on showcasing American excellence”
Sculptor Alma Allen reportedly selected to represent US at 2026 Venice Biennale
After plans for a Robert Lazzarini presentation collapsed, another sculptor has reportedly been picked for the US Pavilion
Exclusive: Dana Awartani to represent Saudi Arabia at Venice Biennale 2026
The artist has a particular interest in craft traditions—and frequently addresses the fragility of cultural heritage in her work
Marina Abramović to have historic solo exhibition at Venice’s Galleria dell’Accademia in 2026
She will be the first living woman artist to have a major show at the institution since it opened in 1817
Andres Serrano proposes Donald Trump mausoleum for US pavilion at the Venice Biennale
American artist plans to install a multi-media portrait of the president for the 2026 exhibition—but question marks still hang over the application process
Khaled Sabsabi reinstated as Australia's representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale
An external review found that Creative Australia was unprepared for the risk of controversy in an atmosphere of antisemitism and Islamophobia
'Everything you will see is the fruit of her work': Venice Biennale 2026 will follow late curator Koyo Kouoh's vision
The exhibition titled "In Minor Keys" will be realised by her core team “in strict accordance with the plan she defined", it was announced at a press conference today
Remembering Koyo Kouoh, one of the most influential curators in the global art world, and one of its most original thought leaders
The executive director of Zeitz Mocaa, Cape Town, had been due to announce her plans as curator of the international exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale
‘An immense void in the world of contemporary art’: Koyo Kouoh, curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale, has died, aged 57
The acclaimed curator was due to present her plans for the exhibition next week





























