Installation view: “The Chemical World of Su Xiaobai” at the Soranzo Van Axel Palace. Courtesy of Su Xiaobai Foundation. Photo © Marco Cappelletti / Marco Cappelletti Studio It may be the changing nature of Venice – the way the city itself manifests the cyclical rhythm of all things, suspended between decay and renewal – but … Read more
Manuel Mateo works at Giardini. Photography by Andrea Avezzo, courtesy of the Venice Biennale The smell hits you before anything else. Upon entering Manuel Mathieu’s Corner at the Arsenal at the 61st Venice Biennale, you enter a dimly lit room and are met by a warm, earthy fragrance: vetiver, sourced from Haiti, mixed with something … Read more
The Venice Biennale runs through November 22, 2026. Photo Andrea Avezzú | Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia There is very little human figuration in the 2026 Venice Biennale, which signals a significant shift away from an anthropocentric vision of art and the world toward a more post-human universalism that reconsiders human presence and creation within … Read more
La Biennale di Venezia runs run through November 22, 2026. Photo: Andrea Avezzù This Venice Biennale has been tainted by politics both before and during its opening, exposing the contradictions and complications embedded within its nationalist structure. While the national pavilions often reveal the socioeconomic, political and even psychological condition of a country—from the tensions … Read more
There’s no question that the Venice Biennale remains the defining ‘it’ event of the global art calendar; it’s a platform for visibility and career acceleration without equal. Even outside the main exhibition and national pavilions, securing a show in Venice during the Biennale season can mark a turning point for an artist. For visitors, the … Read more
The Quebec Winter Biennale turns the cold into a painting. Photography: Elizabeth Joly, Studio Arago Ice is a universally charged word. For many Americans, it is short for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a harbinger of xenophobia, along with the cold indicator of weather changes, especially as a factor of climate change. The Arctic is losing … Read more
Artists and curators representing India are (from left to right) Alwar Balasubramaniam (Bala), Asim Waqif, Sakarma Sonam Tashi, Ranjani Shettar and curator Dr. Amin Jaffer. Absent from the photo: Somakshi Singh. © Joe Happen. After a seven-year hiatus, India returns to the 2026 Venice Biennale with its own pavilion, and much has changed since the … Read more