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The 61st Venice Biennale (Part 2): Places of Tranquillity and political Observations

The national pavilions of various states all around the globe are always an important part of the Venice Biennale, besides the main exhibition. This year’s title of the show in the central pavilion of the Giardini and in the Arsenale “In Minor Keys” was somehow adopted by several of the 100 national contributions, whilst others… (read more)

The 61st Venice Biennale (Part 1): Soft notes in the Arsenale

Entitled “In Minor Keys”, the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opened on Saturday 9 May 2026. A team of curators (1) continued the work of Koyo Kouoh, who passed away a year ago, in keeping with her vision: to “propose to visitors an exhibitional experience that is more sensory than didactic”…. (read more)