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African feminism pumps the heart of Benin’s debut at Venice Biennale

For the first time since its inception in 1895, the Venice Biennale contemporary art fair has invited the West African nation of Benin to host a pavilion. Curator Azu Nwagbogu and his team of four artists have created a warm, homely space where visitors are encouraged to slow down, reconnect…

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Venice Biennale: our picks of the shows to see in Venice from John Akomfrah to Ethiopia's first ever pavillion

The 60th edition of the biggest art event of the year boasts 331 invited artists, 88 National Pavilions, 30 Collateral Events, a new president and the first ever Latin American curator

Evening Standard

Israeli Pavilion At Venice Biennale Delays Opening In Solidarity

Israeli pavilion at Venice Biennale delays exhibit, highlighting conflict in Gaza. Artists prioritize human lives over art, fostering dialogue amidst globa...

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‘Very totemic and very Aboriginal’: Australia’s entry at Venice Biennale is a family tree going back 65,000 years

Archie Moore’s meticulous genealogy, kith and kin, is a memorial to Indigenous lives lost – but it’s also about global common humanity

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Israel artist says Venice Biennale pavilion won’t open until Gaza ceasefire

An artist representing Israel at the international art fair calls for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera

‘Not even a pipe dream’: John Akomfrah represents Britain at Venice Biennale

Founder of Black Audio Film Collective says he would have laughed if someone had said he’d someday be in the UK pavilion

The Guardian - UK

Bloodied, despondent, clutching a toy: the Ukrainian artists savaging refugee portrait stereotypes

For Ukraine’s entry in this year’s Venice Biennale, two artists asked refugees to help them create an ‘acceptable’ portrait of a woman ravaged by war. We meet the team behind an astonishing project

The Guardian - UK

‘War, refugees, destruction’: colonialism and conflict key themes of Venice Biennale

This year’s ‘Olympics of the art world’ features many artists wrestling with ideas of colonialism and its lingering influence

The Guardian - UK

Venice Biennale 2024: Nordic pavilion explores mythmaking amid ‘canon’ controversy

The Swedish artist Lap-See Lam is drawing on the Cantonese operas of the 19th century to explore the ‘fiction’ of culture

The Guardian - UK

‘Another layer of pigment needed adding to the canvas’: artist John Akomfrah on changing the narrative, from Windrush to colonialism

As he prepares to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale, Akomfrah talks about fleeing Ghana aged nine, the Rwanda fiasco, and creating images that shift the dial

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale

Art Not Genocide Alliance says any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza.

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Venice Biennale: regional Australian theatre company wins prestigious Golden Lion

Geelong’s Back to Back receives lifetime achievement award for work that ‘blows away’ prejudice and ‘makes disability a tool of artistic inquiry’

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Sculpture of colonial officer’s ‘angry spirit’ returns to DRC as Dutch urge reckoning

Carved wooden figure at Venice Biennale aims to spark debate about colonial blindspots in the art world

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Poland replaces Venice Biennale submission made under previous nationalist government

Culture minister announces withdrawal of art project announced in dying weeks of Law and Justice party administration

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John Akomfrah: Arcadia review – celebration of Mayflower overwhelms the senses

Akomfrah, who is set to represent Great Britain at next year’s Venice Biennale, tackles conquest, plague and death with this five-screen installation. But there is too much going on to concentrate

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‘An anti-European manifesto’: Poland’s Venice Biennale entry defies inclusive theme

Selection of artist Ignacy Czwartos could prove parting shot by populist PiS, which is poised to lose power

WEKU

In a first, the U.S. picks an Indigenous artist for a solo show at the Venice Biennale

The U.S. State Department selected Jeffrey Gibson to create an installation for the U.S. Pavilion at the prestigious international arts event.

The Independent UK

Alberta Whittle exhibition opens in Edinburgh

The artist represented Scotland at last year’s Venice Biennale.

The Independent UK

Scotland pauses involvement with Venice Biennale for review

Cost, planning and environmental concerns are behind the decision.

The Independent UK

Major works by artist Alberta Whittle acquired for the nation

The two pieces were part of the Barbadian-Scottish artist’s show at the Venice Biennale last year.

The Conversation

What do women want? Freud's infamous question invites voyeurism – but examining what they do is far more revealing

Ten years ago, artist Linda Fregni Nagler’s archival collection of more than a thousand studio-made portraits of infants went on show at the Venice Biennale.

The Guardian - AU

Archie Moore becomes second solo Aboriginal artist to represent Australia at Venice Biennale

Kamilaroi/Bigambul artist uses smell to evoke memory and explores racism and national identity through flags

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