Venice Biennale - Finestre sull'Arte

Beads to talk about decolonization. Canada's Pavilion at the Biennale

The Pavilion of Canada presents itself at the 60th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale with a large female presence, artists and curators with diverse cultural backgrounds but united in conveying important messages through their art. Indeed,...
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Venice Biennale, here's how much the pavilions cost (but so many countries prefer not to say)

How much do the national pavilions of the Venice Biennale cost? The outlay that all countries, every two years, correspond to participate in the world's leading contemporary art exhibition is no small thing: however, very few countries are willing to...
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If the Venice Biennale becomes a photo safari among outsiders. The limits of Pedrosa's exhibition.

Exactly fifty years have passed since an "Initiative Committee for Naïve Painting at the Venice Biennale" wrote to Carlo Ripa di Meana, who had just been appointed president of the recently reformed Biennale, an impassioned letter asking the ins...
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Pope Francis at Venice Biennale: first time in history for a pontiff

For the first time in history, a pontiff is visiting the Venice Biennale: in fact, Pope Francis arrived this morning by helicopter in the Lagoon, where he first met with the female inmates of the Giudecca prison and then visited the Holy See Pavilion...
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Venice Biennale, to Anna Maria Maiolino and Nil Yalter the Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement

On Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Ca' Giustinian in Venice, the awards and opening ceremony of the 60th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale was held. During the event, Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement were awarded to artists Anna Ma...
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Venice Biennale, Australia wins the Golden Lion. All the awardees

This morning, April 20, at Ca' Giustinian in Venice, the Jury of the 60th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, composed of Julia Bryan-Wilson (USA), president of the jury, Alia Swastika (Indonesia), Chika Okeke-Agulu (Nigeria), Elena ...
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Biennale, at the Dutch Pavilion works by Congolese collective CATPC made with cocoa and palm oil

For the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, the Congolese artist collective Cercle d'Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC) celebrates the blasphemous and the sacred within the Dutch Pavilion, displayed in the G...
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Venice Biennale 2024, the top 10 best national pavilions in our opinion

La Biennale di Venezia is preparing to open its doors to the public for its 60th International Art Exhibition, titled Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa and produced by La Biennale di Venezia. The event will take pl...
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