Venice Biennale

Koyo Kouoh appointed curator of 2026 Venice Biennale
Swiss-Cameroonian’s nomination wrong-foots those expecting the exhibition to take a nationalistic turn under the right wing Meloni government
Philip Oltermann European culture editor
03, Dec, 2024 @12:45 PM

‘I can’t wait to paint myself when I’m old and knobbly’: the sensual world of Louis Fratino
His old-fashioned painting prowess and explicitly queer subject matter has made the young American artist hot property. So why are some people so shocked?
Alex Needham
29, Oct, 2024 @3:45 PM

The week in classical: Biennale Musica; Scottish Ensemble; Paraorchestra: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs – review
Work inspired by nuclear destruction was powerful and pensive; a modern group skilfully used age-old techniques and Charles Hazlewood’s disabled and non-disabled players provided an uplifting, immersive experience
Fiona Maddocks
05, Oct, 2024 @12:00 PM

Rebecca Horn obituary
German artist who explored personal and cultural trauma through sculpture, film and performance
Oliver Basciano
19, Sep, 2024 @4:02 PM

Let’s get physical: the science of dance at the Venice Biennale
The dance festival’s opening weekend, under the theme We Humans, focused as much on gravity and technology as emotional connection
Lyndsey Winship
22, Jul, 2024 @8:35 PM

Thai artist gives voice to Myanmar’s Shan refugees at Venice and Bangkok biennales
Themes of displacement and diaspora explored in collaborative textile project as part of The Spirits of Maritime Crossing exhibition in Venice and Bangkok
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
01, Jul, 2024 @10:00 AM

Venice Biennale theatre: running from UK immigration and revisiting Chekhov
A welcome glimpse of what is playing beyond Britain, this year’s programme includes a deeply moving drama of migrant jeopardy and an intriguing Three Sisters
Michael Billington
25, Jun, 2024 @9:21 AM

African and Asian artists condemn ‘humiliating’ UK and EU visa refusals
‘Unfair’ rejection rates of up to 70% harm cultural diversity and create a ‘global apartheid’, say promoters and musicians
Karen McVeigh
25, Jun, 2024 @4:00 AM

‘A wild cocktail of emotion, politics and desire’: the history of breasts in art
From lactating Madonnas to disembodied orbs, a new exhibition surveys the depictions of breasts and asks – what about the women who own them?
Eliza Goodpasture
06, May, 2024 @9:48 AM

Police busts, porn cinemas and glory holes: the wild art of sexual outlaw Dean Sameshima
Busted for cruising in an LA toilet, he proudly turned his police documents into art. Now the Californian is bringing Being Alone – his elegant hymn to anonymous hookups – to Venice and London
Alex Needham
29, Apr, 2024 @10:10 AM

Part protest, part rave: the Indigenous artists stunning the Venice Biennale
From Gold Lion winner Archie Moore to Brazilians the Tupinambá collective, First Nations artists are making their voices heard at ‘the Olympics of art’. They talk hammocks, hunting and human connection
Alex Needham
25, Apr, 2024 @10:55 AM

Venice Biennale 2024 review – everything everywhere all at once
From an alligator ride across Asia to an escape to outer space, the Venice Biennale’s ‘foreigners everywhere’ theme leaves our critic beguiled, tantalised – and frequently appalled
Adrian Searle
22, Apr, 2024 @3:23 PM
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