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Vietnam debuts at Venice Biennale with its own pavilion: here's what it brings

For the first time in its history, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is officially participating in the Venice Art Biennale: The debut takes place as part of the 61st. International Art Exhibition, scheduled to be held in Venice from May 9 to Nov. 22...
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Venice Biennale, Kyrgyzstan Pavilion will focus on landscape and an ancient equestrian game

The mountainous landscapes of Kyrgyzstan, with their glaciers, rivers and imposing hydraulic infrastructures with a Brutalist imprint, are the starting point for BELEK, Alexey Morosov's large immersive installation presented by the Pavilion of the Ky...
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Biennial, Lithuania Pavilion translates archaeological research into sensory experience

Lithuania has announced its participation in the 61st. International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale in 2026 with a project that interweaves archaeological research, performance practice and contemporary visual languages. Representing the count...
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Completely renovated Central Pavilion at the Giardini of the Venice Biennale

The Central Pavilion at the Giardini of the Venice Biennale has been completely renovated, following a major redevelopment. The project was made possible thanks to public funding made available by the Italian state through the Ministry of Culture, as...
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Venice Biennale, misunderstandings about free art and the weight of soft power

Since the issue of the Russian presence at the Venice Biennale has become common knowledge, the social pages of newspapers and art magazines, including the one I direct, have become a receptacle for amiable quips about the freedom of art (to which, f...
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Russia at the Biennale, Buttafuoco proposes two initiatives dedicated to dissidents

The controversy over Russia's presence at the Venice Biennale is enriched by a new chapter. After the political and diplomatic tensions of the last few days, culminating with the request for resignation made by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli to th...
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Venice Biennale without Italians: it happens because we are too foreign-oriented

Call me nostalgic, but I remain of the opinion that the Italian Pavilion should be, as it once was, at the Giardini, and not at the Arsenale, as the first view for entry to the event. Call me a nationalist if what I think is that, as is the case else...
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Russia at the Biennial, Giuli calls for resignation of MiC quota councilwoman

New political clash around the Venice Biennale and Russia's participation in the next edition of the event (on the subject read also the editorial by Federico Giannini, editor of Finestre sull'Arte). In fact, Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has ask...
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