Venice Biennale - Finestre sull'Arte

Qatar entrusts Lina Ghotmeh with new pavilion at the Giardini of the Venice Biennale

Architect Lina Ghotmeh (Beirut, 1980) is the artist selected to shape the new Qatar Pavilion at the Giardini of the Venice Biennale. The announcement was made on April 8, 2025 by Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar M...
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Venice Biennale, Ministry of Culture opens selection for curator of Italian Pavilion 2026

The Ministry of Culture has officially started the selection process for the curator of the Italian Pavilion at the 61. International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, scheduled for 2026 and directed by Koyo Kouoh. The public notice, released ...
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Lubaina Himid is the artist chosen for the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2026

It will be Lubaina Himid (Zanzibar, 1954), winner of the Turner Prize in 2017, who will represent the United Kingdom at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The British Council announced last night the name of the artist who will represent the country at the Bi...
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Qatar and beyond. How do you get a Pavilion at the Venice Biennale?

Qatar will have its own permanent pavilion at the Giardini of the Venice Biennale: it will be centrally located, straddling Finland's pavilion, Denmark's central pavilion, and Stirling's book pavilion. He announced this on February 12, in a statement...
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Qatar will build a permanent national pavilion in the Giardini of the Venice Biennale

Qatar will build a permanent national pavilion within the historic Giardini at the Venice Biennale, which first opened to the public in 1895. The new structure will rise in a central location within the Giardini, next to the Stirling Pavilion, and wi...
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Koyo Kouoh will be the curator of the Venice Biennale 2026

The curator of the Venice Biennale 2026 has been appointed: she is Koyo Kouoh (Cameroon, 1967). Indeed, the new Director of the Visual Arts Sector, appointed at the proposal of Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, will be in charge of curating...
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Venice Biennale 2024 closes with 700,000 visitors

It closed on Sunday, November 24, 2024, the 60th Venice Biennale, entitled Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere (our review here). Curated by Adriano Pedrosa, the edition recorded 700,000 tickets sold, marking an 18 percent increase over 2019 an...
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Is the Biennale's "Strangers Everywhere" slogan divisive? Claire Fontaine answers.

Claire Fontaine is a duo founded in Paris in 2004 by Fulvia Carnevale and James Thornhill: one of their works, Strangers Everywhere, inspired the title of the international exhibition at this year's Venice Biennale, curated by Adrian Pedrosa. Raja El...
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