The Milk of Dreams is a "show of ripples and resonances, one that honours its artists"

Plus, artists Francis Alÿs, Sonia Boyce, Shubigi Rao and Na Chainkua Reindorf on their national pavilion shows; and a Bellini masterpiece

There are more women than ever in the main show in Venice—and it's both exhilarating and emotional

Writhing bodies in a deconsecrated church, BDE at the Ducale and an entirely improvised pavilion—what to see beyond the Arsenale and Giardini

Passersby are invited to touch the work—but it is only in town for one day

Russian artist Vadim Zakharov was stopped by Italian police

From a Gauguin impersonation to fire raining from the sky, here are the best exhibitions in the city's former shipyards

Our art critic with all the best invites describes the "visual feast" that she has been gorging since her arrival in Veneto

The work is held at the Ludwig Museum in St. Petersburg, making it "impossible" to be shown in the Biennale's main exhibition

From America's African facelift to the scents of hope and fear, here are the exhibitions we loved at the heart of the big event

The "meditative" space aims to put Russia's war in Ukraine at the heart of the exhibition—and at the forefront of peoples' minds

Shipping chaos has derailed plans for the Central Asian nation's inaugural pavilion—but its organisers are improvising solutions

From the greatest stars of the Venetian School to the most mysterious painting in the city, here is our selection of unmissable masterpieces in La Serenissima

Biennale Danza director Wayne McGregor has given the 16th international festival of contemporary dance the title of "Boundary-less" to reflect the current state of global flux

A full list of the official collateral events taking place during this year's Venice Biennale

Ceramics have at last gained due prominence in contemporary art. After decades of making her sensual vessels, the Kenyan-British artist explains why

An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Donna Haraway to David Hockney

Surrealist artists, especially women, are gaining renewed institutional and market traction

Both artists will feature in the main exhibition titled The Milk of Dreams

The latest details about the key participants of the 59th International Art Exhibition

Mixing the new with the old requires care as the Venice Biennale is sure to attest

Despite facing major risks, key cultural figures in Russia are speaking out against the war

The pavilion’s organisers said they are “not in immediate danger” but have been forced to halt work on the planned solo presentation of works by Pavlo Makov in Venice

Project shines a light on the cultural exchange between Algeria, France and Italy during the 1960s

Local associations are objecting to plans to transform part of the former shipyard into a new site for the Biennale’s historical archives

Plus, Van Gogh’s self-portraits in London, and the story of when Dalí met Freud

The exhibition will include “gender non-conforming artists who are challenging the figure of man as centre of the universe”

This year’s commissioner hopes the absence of government funding might help them avoid the disaster of the nation's 2019 pavilion, which was cancelled amid “corruption” allegations

Curator of Portuguese pavilion says Grada Kilomba's application to represent the country was swung by a jury member who delegitimised her experience of racism

In addition to her trademark large-scale sculptures, Leigh’s presentation includes a range of scholarly and educational projects on both sides of the Atlantic