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Israel will participate in the Venice Biennale. And there is controversy

In the end, Israel has broken the deadlock: the country will participate in the sixty-first edition of the Venice Biennale, scheduled to run from May 9 to November 22, 2026, although its participation can hardly be said to have started in the most fa...
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South Africa out of the Venice Biennale? For minister, work on Gaza too "divisive"

South Africa's Minister of Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, is questioning South Africa 's participation in the 61st Venice Biennale, scheduled to take place this spring, justifying the choice by the content of Gabrielle Goliath 's work selected to...
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Alma Allen will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale 2026. Critics

The official announcement has finally arrived after rumors in recent days: the sculptor Alma Allen (Salt Lake City, 1970) will represent the United States at the Venice Biennale 2026 . He will be the star of the U.S. Pavilion. The 2026 U.S. Pavilion ...
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Venice Biennale, an all-female team for Saudi Arabia pavilion

Saudi Arabian artist Dana Awartani (Jeddah, 1987), an ethnic Palestinian, will representSaudi Arabia at the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, scheduled from May 9 to November 22, 2026. The news, announced by the Visual Arts Co...
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Abstract painter Mark Francis will represent San Marino at the Venice Art Biennale 2026

It will be Northern Irish painter Mark Francis (Newotwnards, 1962), an exponent of contemporary abstract painting, who will represent the Republic of San Marino at the 61. International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, scheduled from May 9 to...
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Who is Chiara Camoni, the artist who will represent Italy at the Venice Biennale 2026

Representing Italy at the 2026 Venice Biennale will be Chiara Camoni: she is the artist chosen for the Italian Pavilion, which will be curated by Cecilia Canziani and will feature her in an exhibition entitled Con te, con tutto. Born in Piacenza in 1...
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The Italian Pavilion at Biennale 2026 will be female: Chiara Camoni curated by Cecilia Canziani

Cecilia Canziani will be the curator of the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2026, scheduled from May 9 to November 22, 2026. The choice was announced by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, who selected the proposal "Con te con tutto" by artist...
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Israel, participation in Biennial 2026 confirmed at present. Boycotts are looming

WillIsrael participate in the 2026 Venice Biennale? The question resurfaced after, day before yesterday, the group "ANGA" (Art Not Genocide Alliance), a collection of artists, curators, writers and cultural workers who formed in 2024 to call on the B...
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