This is first time an art fair has funded a national exhibition at the Biennale

The trio are part of a larger group of critics arguing that the exhibition follows the narrative of the current Law and Justice (PiS) government's “right-wing, martyrdom-oriented cultural policy”

Plus, the appointment of the new Venice Biennale president sparks a political row, and a tender portrait by Dorothea Lange

Members of Italy’s ruling coalition have described the 128-year-old exhibition as a "fiefdom" of the left

Niger, which is participating in the current architecture biennale, had planned to show at next year’s art biennale for the first time

The exhibition, featuring eight Nigeria-based and diasporic artists, will be curated by Aindrea Emelife

The focus of the show will be foreign artists—including refugees, émigrés and members of a diaspora

The Hong Kong-based FinTech entrepreneur and philanthropist explains why he is drawn to moving-image work and offers advice for the Basel newbie

Tarini Malik, formerly of the Whitechapel Gallery and the Hayward Gallery, will seek to "extend the reach" of Akomfrah's work at a "critical, transitional moment" for the UK's visual sector

Gallerie dell’Accademia show will explore how Italy shaped the late artist’s vision

Citing the present economic situation, the arts body Scotland + Venice has withdrawn from the event—although Scottish arts figures hope the decision will not mark "a full stop"

The presentation will be curated by Azu Nwagbogu, founder of the African Artists’ Foundation and former director of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art

Artist who taught Rachel Whiteread and Tacita Dean during a decades-long career at London's Slade School of Art, won critical recognition in her mid-sixties for her massive, site-specific installations

The Paris-based multi-disciplinary artist received the Frieze Artist Award in 2018 and the Prix Marcel Duchamp 2020

The latest news of the key players taking part in the 60th International Art Exhibition

The British-Ghanaian artist is well known for searing video installations examining issues ranging from climate change to colonialism

Organisers of this year’s art and dance editions recycled exhibition materials and switched to renewable energy sources

The Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand artistic director is the first Latin American curator to take up the position

Caribbean-born Julien Creuzet and sculptor Edith Karlson will fly the flag at the 60th edition of the exhibition

Commercial representation is growing for leading women who launched and sustained careers before the art market cared

As the nation celebrates 75 years of independence, Zahra Khan charts major moments and challenges in its history and her own career

The artist tells us about her favourite music, artists and the cultural experience that changed the way she sees the world

A Doug Aitken exhibition in Venice shows how VR can be useful to the art world, but the medium has standalone merits

In the wake of Russia’s invasion, some of the spending power at the exhibition is being directed towards good causes

An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Sassetta to Klimt

From demonstrations to a presidential address, the Biennale city continues to be a creative platform to criticise Russia's war

Sodi’s muscular, primordial works form a stark contrast to a Venetian palazzo’s ostentatious elegance

Simone Leigh, Zineb Sedira and Ali Cherri also receive awards

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