Venice Biennale
Zineb Sedira—first artist of Algerian heritage to represent France at Venice Biennale—reveals plans for pavilion focused on activist filmmaking
Project shines a light on the cultural exchange between Algeria, France and Italy during the 1960s
Demonstrators gather in Venice to protest against Biennale’s 'invasion' of the Arsenale
Local associations are objecting to plans to transform part of the former shipyard into a new site for the Biennale’s historical archives
Wonder women: curator Cecilia Alemani on what we can expect at the female-dominated Venice Biennale this year
Plus, Van Gogh’s self-portraits in London, and the story of when Dalí met Freud
Time capsules, more women and a room for Paula Rego: curator Cecilia Alemani reveals her plans for this year’s Venice Biennale
The exhibition will include “gender non-conforming artists who are challenging the figure of man as centre of the universe”
Organised ‘under gunfire’, Kazakhstan announces first national Venice pavilion—but will it actually go ahead this time?
This year’s commissioner hopes the absence of government funding might help them avoid the disaster of the nation's 2019 pavilion, which was cancelled amid “corruption” allegations
Portugal’s process for Venice Biennale selection accused of violations against leading artist
Curator of Portuguese pavilion says Grada Kilomba's application to represent the country was swung by a jury member who delegitimised her experience of racism
Title and travel plans of Simone Leigh’s US pavilion at the Venice Biennale revealed
In addition to her trademark large-scale sculptures, Leigh’s presentation includes a range of scholarly and educational projects on both sides of the Atlantic
Oman to present first national pavilion at next year's Venice Biennale
Five artists will show at the inaugural exhibition, including the late Raiya Al Rawahi
Venice Biennale moves closer to becoming an all-year-round academic hub
The organisation launched a contemporary arts research centre at the Expo 2020 Dubai earlier this month
Ibrahim Mahama: ‘I use crisis and failure as the primary material in my work’
On the eve of a new London show, the Ghanaian artist discusses how he is turning a disused food silo in his homeland into a cultural centre
Remembering Phillip King, a prolific New Generation sculptor whose career as an artist and a teacher spanned more than six decades
An artist who was always fascinated by new materials, he represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1968
Señor Mustache Mustache and a sinister taco-seller: Leonora Carrington's son on the colourful characters inspiring the next Venice Biennale
Gabriel Weisz Carrington recalls the fantastical tales imagined by his Surrealist artist mother that informed the title for next year’s big art event
Slavery: the groundbreaking Dutch exhibition confronting colonial history
Plus, Leonora Carrington's Surrealist children's book behind the next Venice Biennale and Rubens's landscapes reunited after 200 years
Venice Biennale 2022 title inspired by Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington
The exhibition’s president and curator also announced the main exhibition’s three themes
Simon Lee Gallery announces worldwide representation of Venice Biennale artist Sonia Boyce
Boyce says bringing people together for her Venice commission has been like a “gargantuan puzzle”
Christoph Büchel’s controversial migrant boat finally returns to Sicily after 2019 Venice Biennale display
The vessel was on loan from the town of Augusta, which intends to turn it into a memorial for the hundreds of migrants who died on board in 2015
Venice town council blocks the rental of private property for the Biennales
The new time limits are shorter than the duration of the exhibitions
After long complaints about pollution and blocked views, Italy bans cruise ships in Venice’s historic centre
Decision will affect partying art collectors and redirect the mass tourism routed through the Giudecca Canal
‘Art suffers when money is scarce’: Venice Biennale’s new president on saving the city from economic devastation
Roberto Cicutto's plans range from encouraging collaboration between Venice's arts organisation to delving into the biennial's archives
Art in 2021—treats include Dürer blockbuster, new Munch museum and Caravaggio anniversary
Influential works by Duchamp, Picasso and Mondrian also celebrate centenary this year
Venice Biennale pleads with Christoph Büchel to return migrant boat to Sicily
Biennale officials and Sicilian town council call on artist to honour his commitment to return controversial Barca Nostra exhibit after one year
Popular apocalyptic beach performance from 2019's Venice Biennale will pop up in Berlin Bauhaus swimming pool
Sun & Sea (Marina) won the Golden Lion for Lithuania
Nordic pavilion gets political for 2022 Venice Biennale as space is renamed after Indigenous Sámi people
"It is a symbolic reversal of colonial claims that have sought to erase Sámi land and culture," says a project statement
Simone Leigh will be first Black woman to represent US at Venice Biennale
Brooklyn-based artist acknowledges 'depth of white supremacy in America' on social media
Wanted—curator of the British Pavilion at Venice Biennale (who will work for £12,500)
Hong Kong-based data analytics chief Shane Akeroyd will sponsor the associate curator post for a ten-year period
Venice Biennale awards Golden Lions to the late curators Okwui Enwezor and Germano Celant
Honour bestowed on four previous artistic directors of the international exhibition
New Venice Biennale show reveals fraught episodes in its 125-year history
Interdisciplinary display in the Giardini will look at how the international exhibitions “crossed paths with history”
Artist who represented Slovenia at 2015 Venice Biennale detained as country enters eighth week of anti-government protests
Jasa Mrevlje Pollak was thrown into the back of a police van during a demonstration last week triggered by corruption allegations
Venice Art Biennale delayed until 2022, now the same year as Documenta
Organisers say "it is impossible to move forward within the set time limits in the realisation of such a complex and worldwide exhibition"
Vittorio Gregotti, the last modern architect of Venice, dies of coronavirus aged 92
He designed many prestigious buildings in Italy and internationally and led the visual arts section of the Venice Biennale twice in the 1970s