Venice Biennale - Finestre sull'Arte

Venice 83: The Golden Lion Goes to *Kvinde Ukendt*. Scamarcio Wins Best Actor in the Orizzonti Section

The official awards for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival were presented on Saturday evening during the awards ceremony, as determined by the five international juries tasked with evaluating the films screened in the festival’s various sec...
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Yto Barrada presents “Comme Saturne” at the French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

France is represented at the 61st Venice Biennale by Yto Barrada (Paris, 1971) with the project *Comme Saturne*, curated by Myriam Ben Salah. The artist brings to the French Pavilion a work that draws on the cosmological imagery associated with Satu...
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Lubaina Himid brings a reflection on home and belonging to the British Pavilion in Venice

At the 61st Venice Biennale, the United Kingdom is represented by Lubaina Himid, who is presenting the project *Predicting History: Testing Translation* in the British Pavilion. The exhibition addresses one of the most personal and, at the same time...
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EU Spokesperson Announces Withdrawal of Funding for the Russian Pavilion at the Biennale

The European Union will revoke the 2 million euro grant allocated to the Venice Biennale for the 2026–2028 period. The announcement was made a few hours ago by European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier, who confirmed to the Brussels corresponde...
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The European Commission Calls for the Withdrawal of Funding for the Russian Pavilion at the Biennale

The European Commission has officially recommended the withdrawal of the 2 million euro EU grant allocated to the Venice Biennale: the reasons provided by the Venetian institution to justify its decision to reopen the Russian Pavilion were deemed ins...
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At the Venice Biennale, nature and craftsmanship trump technology. Who will win the Lions?

For the first time this year, the works by the artists exhibiting at the Venice Biennale will have from May through November 2026 to take root, spark discussion, radiate their aesthetic power and cultural significance, and be seen by the widest possi...
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If this is the Venice Biennale, you might as well get lost in a glass of water

But why does the Venice Biennale always disappoint us and include a series of random oddities that the outside world views with a mixture of amazement and disgust? The controversy between fan bases took center stage at the Russian Pavilion, but what ...
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Venice Biennale: Here's How the Charter Works. Does It Need to Be Revised?

What makes the Venice Biennale model unique in the world? As the world’s first biennial international art exhibition format, founded in 1893 and inaugurated in 1895 (in a recently unified Italy, still ruled by the House of Savoy), between the 1...
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