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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.

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.

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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.

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Poland replaces Venice Biennale entry made under nationalist PiS party

Poland’s Culture Ministry is replacing the country’s submission to the contemporary art event, which was criticised for echoing the PiS' nationalist agenda.

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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.

Design

The must-see pavilions at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

Installations and exhibitions tackle topics of climate change, colonialism and indigenous culture.

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.

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Why Venice blocked Austria’s Biennale pavilion proposal

The proposed installation, titled Partecipazione / Beteiligung, was given a hard no from Venice authorities.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Three hidden garden cafes to beat the heat at the Venice Biennale

These garden cafés offer picturesque settings and respite from the heat for visitors to Venice this summer.

Moments

Why you need to plan a trip to Venice in 2022 for this art event alone

The 59th Venice Biennale, one of the most important events in the art world, is themed around darkness and strength in face of adversity.

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Venice Biennale: Spotlight on women and non-gender conforming artists

At the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale, the overwhelming majority of artists are women for the first time.

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Venice Biennale 2022: Man's relationship with the planet gets surreal

The Venice Biennale asks fundamental questions about the planet’s future and the possibility of a posthuman world.