Now playing Next Art Venice Biennale show dedicated to the history of breasts in art The show reflects on a range of themes including motherhood, empowerment, sexuality, body image and illness. 18/04/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Israeli artists stops own Venice Biennale show in cease-fire call Following months of public pressure, Ruth Patir, the Israeli artist exhibiting work at this year's Venice Biennale, has closed her country's pavilion until a cease-fire is reached. 16/04/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Italy defends Israeli participation at Venice Biennale amid protest Notable signatories of the open letter calling to exclude the Israeli national pavilion include 2023 Turner Prize winner Jesse Darling and Faisal Saleh, the director of the Palestine Museum US. 28/02/2024
Now playing Next Art European Pavilion 2024: The five finalists hoping to change Europe The winning project, which will receive a grant of up to €500,000, is set to be announced on 14 February at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam. 09/02/2024
Now playing Next Art Venice Biennale 2024 lineup celebrates Queer and Indigenous art This year's Venice Biennale is divided into two sections: Nucleo Contemporaneo, spotlighting contemporary foreign and indigenous artists, and Nucleo Storico, exploring global modernism. 02/02/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Cultural Digest: Don't miss these events in Europe this week For our weekly cultural digest, we list the top things you might have missed to look out for over the next week. 28/07/2023
Now playing Next Design The must-see pavilions at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale Installations and exhibitions tackle topics of climate change, colonialism and indigenous culture. 29/05/2023
Now playing Next Design At the 2023 Venice Biennale, the future of architecture is Africa The Biennale, historically dominated by a Euro-centric vision with minor participation from Asia and the Americas, is being led by Africa this year. Curator Lesley Lokko’s show makes bold, forward-thinking statements about who and what will drive the future of architecture. 26/05/2023
Now playing Next Design Why Venice blocked Austria’s Biennale pavilion proposal The proposed installation, titled Partecipazione / Beteiligung, was given a hard no from Venice authorities. 25/05/2023
Now playing Next Design Norman Foster's revolutionary emergency shelter British architect Norman Foster has unveiled a series of rapid-assembly buildings that can be constructed on site and withstands the elements after natural disasters strike. 24/05/2023
Now playing Next Design A look at Spain's Foodscapes exhibition at the Venice Biennale Food is an essential ingredient of Spanish life but how it arrives at people's table is the central theme of the country’s Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. 24/05/2023
Now playing Next Design Meet the jury members for 2023's Venice Biennale The board of directors for Venice's International Architecture Exhibition have revealed the five jury members who will award prizes when the show kicks off on 20 May. 18/05/2023
Now playing Next Design What to expect at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 Venice is gearing up for the 2023 Architecture Biennale, one of the most important festivals of the built environment in the world, which will open to the public on May 20th. The show is set to ask and spark debate around some big questions. 14/05/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Indigenous Sámi cinema meets a global audience in Venice Defending livelihoods, rights and lands - Europe's indigenous Sámi communities have long fought to be respected and recognised. Now the battle has a global showcase at the Venice Film Festival 04/09/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Venice Immersive explores the Metaverse as a new Artistic Medium Venice film festivalgoers now have the chance to escape further via media with the new Venice Immersive expanded reality Island 02/09/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Rendez-Vous Culture: Must see events to end summer on a high From abstract art to the Berlin Musical season kicking off, fans and lovers of the arts are in for an excellent end to the summer period. 26/08/2022
Now playing Next Art Colonialism and restitution explored at this year's Berlin Biennale The 12th edition of the Berlin Biennale art show has opened in the German capital. This year's edition is called "Still Present!" with the focus on artists from countries in the East. 10/06/2022
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