Six major art-world figures give their verdict on Okwui Enwezor’s All the World’s Futures show for the 56th Venice Biennale, as well as commenting on the national pavilions and other exhibitions

The central exhibition at the Venice Biennale is searing but splendid, even if it raises moral concerns

Far from furthering tolerance, this biennale project has irritated intercultural relations

Far from furthering tolerance, this biennale project has irritated intercultural relations

Icelandic commissioner responds with statement saying biennale is no longer the place for free expression

Venetian authorities say the number of visitors is a safety risk

Ostensibly an art project that is Iceland’s official contribution to the biennale, it also served as an authentic house of worship visited by more than 100 Muslims a day

Dealers stand to benefit because the Biennale opened early this year

Interdisciplinary approach draws on tradition, community and cultural memory

The artist group is fighting for workers’ rights in Abu Dhabi, but US foundation says it is ‘acting in good faith’

One exhibition is more upbeat, while the other suggests we are on the verge of tragedy

Irina Nakhova transforms the space into a series of wildly different environments

Exhibition contemplates the human condition on a global scale

Christoph Büchel addresses the lack of a mosque in the Italian city

With so much art on display, some of it has to be bad

Armando Lulaj’s exhibition is a (cool) reflection on the social history of Albania

Space dedicated solely to a Norwegian artist for the first time

Critic Franco Fanelli finds All the World's Futures an enticing mix of drama and utopia<br>

Centenary of Armenian massacre marked in Venice Biennale presentation

Putting on an event of this size is an expensive business—and increasingly it is dealers, collectors and foundations that are stumping up

Exhibition refers not only to the oppressive authorities of 1970s Argentina, but to torturers and their apologists around the world

Shows worth checking out beyond the Arsenale and Giardini<br>

Curator says the show is made in response to the “manifest impossibility of making art in the country”

The artist senses a pressing need to do something… but it's up to the audience to do it