At a conference on 6 May, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said that calls to ban countries from the Biennale would go against its mission to be ‘the place where the world comes together’

More than 200 people attended a protest outside the Israeli pavilion, while the activists groups Pussy Riot and FEMEN led a demonstration at Russia’s

Andreas Angelidakis's Biennale exhibition honours the murdered drag artist Zak Kostopoulos, while confronting the pavilion's fraught history

For Ireland’s pavilion, Isabel Nolan has created an imaginary world inspired by the Renaissance humanist Aldo Manuzio, whose ambition was to democratise reading

The artist's contribution to In Minor Keys includes a decked out truck driven from London to Venice

Derrick Adams’ piece features “beams of gold signifying the brilliance and reach” of the curator’s influence

The team announced the 111 artists and artist collectives—many of whom come from the Global South—that will be included in the exhibition "In Minor Keys"

The head of the Venice-based publisher and exhibition organising company shares his suggestions for places to eat, shop and explore

For her show at the Palazzo Marin, the artist found inspiration in the story of fellow Iranian Nasim Aghdam, whose dispute with YouTube escalated into violence

The artist’s geologically based works are the ideal choice as the US celebrates 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, says Jeffrey Uslip

Lavar Munroe is showing work alongside that of his mentor, the late John Beadle, celebrating the islands' community and carnival traditions

The artist’s B-movie inspired project at Ateneo Veneto reimagines the story of Len Karamoy, an overlooked member of the resistance movement Permesta