#venice-biennale

#venice-biennale

We've placed a kind of veil of metal shutters over the building. It transforms what is normally an iconic, light-filled pavilion into a closed, bunker-like space. It is a representation of the Netherlands, or Europe, or the Global North as a space that is increasingly entrenched.

Labor unions, grassroots groups, and artists plan to withhold their labor on Friday, May 8, with a call to 'shut down the genocide pavilion.'

Sung Tieu's monumental work suggests how easily one regime can be supplanted by another, cloaking the facade of the German Pavilion with a reconstruction of a communist housing complex.

Maja Malou Lyse's project 'Bombshell, Boom' revolves around the Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet's infamous 'Page-9 Girl' column, which has faced criticism for publishing images of underage girls. In a bold response, she cropped women's eyes from a current Page-9 Girl and displayed them on a monumental LED billboard, reversing the historical gaze that objectified the models.

A small but rollicking protest against Jeff Bezos, who co-chaired this year's Met Gala, unfolded blocks from the museum while celebrities filed into the event last night. On Sunday, a series of projections condemning Amazon lit up the billionaire's Madison Square Park luxury residence.

Anish Kapoor stated that the US should be excluded from the Venice Biennale due to its 'abhorrent politics of hate and its incessant warmongering.' He commended the jury's decision to resign in protest against Israel and Russia's inclusion but expressed hope that they would have also excluded the US.

Over the past decade or so, it's becoming increasingly common for galleries to foot the bill for their artist's projects in Venice and other high-stakes biennials: the cost of making (and shipping) ambitious installations has soared, but budgets have not.

The Venice Biennale's jury has resigned just nine days before the event's scheduled opening amid mounting controversy over its decision to exclude artists from countries whose leaders are under arrest warrants for crimes against humanity.

The exhibition is titled 'No Go Elevator (not without no keycard)' and marks the duo's first showcase outside the U.K. The space in Venice will be filled with a mix of drawings and a large painting.

The jury of the Venice Biennale stated it would refrain from awarding artists from countries whose leaders are charged with crimes against humanity, emphasizing a commitment to human rights.

This idea has been on my mind for some time, shaped by observing the political situation not only in Bulgaria but more broadly. In Bulgaria, we are going through a profound political crisis.

The exhibition takes the form of a sonic prayer, a call to the contemplative act of listening, featuring works by twenty-four selected artists across two sites.

The Venice Biennale's complicity with the attempted destruction of Palestinian life must end. No artist or cultural worker should be asked to share a platform with this genocidal state.

This action was not mentioned in the latest letter, which said the deaths of artists, musicians, poets, and journalists in Gaza is 'an attempted annihilation of not just the Palestinian people but Palestinian culture.' It added that 'no artist or cultural worker should be asked to share a platform with this genocidal state.'

The artist is best known for her dense, visionary ink drawings on calico and postcards. She believed her intricate compositions were guided by a spiritual entity she called "Myrninerest," which she described as an unseen collaborator. Only a small number of her textile works are known to survive, with examples held in institutions including the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, England and the Collection de l'Art Brut in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Beleaguered Louvre president Laurence des Cars quits after a historic heist under her watch. The next morning, a new leader is announced. It's Christophe Leribault from the Palace of Versailles, a true museum animal who ran a few during his career.

Following the tragic death of Koyo Kouoh last May, the details of her final project- In Minor Keys, the international exhibition of the 2026 Venice Biennale-were unveiled this week by the collaborative team that will carry through her vision for the show.