Decision will affect partying art collectors and redirect the mass tourism routed through the Giudecca Canal

Roberto Cicutto's plans range from encouraging collaboration between Venice's arts organisation to delving into the biennial's archives

Influential works by Duchamp, Picasso and Mondrian also celebrate centenary this year

Biennale officials and Sicilian town council call on artist to honour his commitment to return controversial Barca Nostra exhibit after one year

Sun & Sea (Marina) won the Golden Lion for Lithuania

"It is a symbolic reversal of colonial claims that have sought to erase Sámi land and culture," says a project statement

Brooklyn-based artist acknowledges 'depth of white supremacy in America' on social media

Hong Kong-based data analytics chief Shane Akeroyd will sponsor the associate curator post for a ten-year period

Honour bestowed on four previous artistic directors of the international exhibition

Interdisciplinary display in the Giardini will look at how the international exhibitions “crossed paths with history”

Jasa Mrevlje Pollak was thrown into the back of a police van during a demonstration last week triggered by corruption allegations

Organisers say "it is impossible to move forward within the set time limits in the realisation of such a complex and worldwide exhibition"

He designed many prestigious buildings in Italy and internationally and led the visual arts section of the Venice Biennale twice in the 1970s

Exhibition at Galléria dell'Academia will be first time public can see artist's works using the controversial Vantablack material

Selection committee says British Afro-Caribbean artist "has consistently probed one of society’s big questions: how do we live with difference?”

Pro-Israel arts group protested to French culture ministry about her appointment

He will be overseeing the Italian city's art biennial as well as film, dance, theatre and music festivals

The artist is the first of Algerian descent to be selected by France for the international exhibition, according to Le Monde

The High Line and Art Basel Cities curator is the first Italian woman to hold the position

Artist Melissa McGill teams up with Venetian sailors to celebrate maritime tradition in face of mass tourism and climate change

Artists showing in Venice are brought en masse to the fair as galleries leverage exhibition exposure

An exhibition about migrant deaths at sea provides the information missing from the Swiss-Icelandic artist’s display in Venice

It is an open secret that sales are made in Venice, but dealers at the Swiss art fair are looking to capitalise on the buzz the Biennale creates

The duo explain why their Venice Biennale presentation Moving Backwards is actually a step forward

More than 100 people ordered to leave after queueing for hours in the rain for the show that won the top prize

Planned Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi will open up 6,000-strong collection to the public

Opening during the Venice Biennale, the new initiative includes project and exhibitions spaces and a foundation for young Polish art