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For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female artists, under the curatorial direction of Cecilia Alemani. The result is a Biennale that puts the spotlight on artists who have been long overlooked…

American sculptor Simone Leigh is the first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale contemporary art fair

Sonia Boyce, representing Britain with Black and female artists, makes ‘a collective attempt against amnesia’

Authorities hope charge for day-trippers will help control numbers after visitors hit pre-pandemic levels

Reflecting her own childhood yearning for a sense of belonging, the British artist’s multiscreen spectacular – some of it filmed at Abbey Road – is like a music-mad teenager’s bedroom wall

The unusual scene was filmed in the city of Venice in Sarasota County located in the US state of Florida on Easter Sunday.

While most of La Serenissima will be heaving with visitors during the art fair, which starts this week, this tiny island at the city’s eastern tip is a world apart

After falling into disuse six decades ago, San Giacomo in Paludo will host a performance artist’s show this week

The first black female artist to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale reflects on a career challenging the racial and sexual bias behind what art hangs in galleries – and around in our memories