{"id":74363,"date":"2026-09-01T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art50.net\/61st-international-art-exhibition\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:13:55","slug":"61st-international-art-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art50.net\/en\/61st-international-art-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia \u2013 In Minor Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

61<\/span>st<\/span>\u00a0International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia <\/span>\u201c<\/span>In Minor Keys<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>curated <\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>Koyo Kouoh<\/span>\u00a0will run from\u00a0<\/span>Saturday 9 May to Sunday 22 November 2026<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 at the<\/strong> Giardini, the Arsenale<\/strong> and in various locations around Venice.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

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The Exhibition unfolds in the wake of the passing of Koyo Kouoh on 10 May 2025<\/strong>. With the agreement and support of her family, La Biennale di Venezia has confirmed that the 61st International Art Exhibition will proceed in alignment with the curatorial vision Kouoh developed over the course of her appointment. The Exhibition is presented as an act of continuity, carrying forward the intellectual, ethical, and artistic framework she articulated and refined until the final weeks of her work.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

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Koyo Kouoh,\u00a0Photo by Mirjam Kluka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Koyo Kouoh accepted the invitation of the President of La Biennale di Venezia, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco<\/strong>, on 17 October 2024<\/strong>, to assume the role of Artistic Director of the Visual Arts Department and to curate the 61st International Art Exhibition. Her appointment was approved by the Board of Directors on 5 November 2024<\/strong> and formally announced on 3 December 2024<\/strong>, following the close of the 60th International Art Exhibition curated by Adriano Pedrosa.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

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Between autumn 2024 and early May 2025<\/strong>, Kouoh <\/span>dedicated herself to <\/span>develop<\/span>ing<\/span> the Exhibition\u2019s conceptual framework, select<\/span>ing<\/span> artists and works, shap<\/span>ing<\/span> its visual and spatial identity, and worked in sustained dialogue with the invited artists, a process that informed both the structure and tone of the project.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

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In Minor Keys<\/h3>\n\n
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In Minor Keys<\/span> is the title chosen by Koyo Kouoh for the 61st International Art Exhibition. The project articulates a curatorial approach grounded in attentiveness to nuance, resonance, and alternative registers of artistic expression. In the curatorial text transmitted to the President of La Biennale di Venezia on 8 April 2025<\/strong>, Kouoh outlined the philosophical foundations guiding her vision, framing the Exhibition as an invitation to engage with subtle.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

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The 61st International Art Exhibition is produced by La Biennale di Venezia with the participation of the curatorial team assembled by Koyo Kouoh. The team includes advisors Gabe Beckhurst Feijoo<\/strong>, Marie H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Pereira<\/strong>, and Rasha Salti<\/strong>; Siddhartha Mitter<\/strong> as Editor-in-Chief of the Exhibition catalogue; and Rory Tsapayi<\/strong> as Assistant Curator.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

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La Biennale di Venezia also marks the beginning of a new partnership with <\/span>Bvlgari<\/span><\/strong>, which will serve as Exclusive Partner<\/strong> of the International Art Exhibition for three consecutive editions (2026<\/strong>, 2028<\/strong>, 2030<\/strong>). <\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

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The Main Sponsor of Biennale Arte 2026 is illycaff\u00e8, with Vela \u2013 Venezia Unica as Sponsor.<\/p>\n\n

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Invited Artists<\/h3>\n\n
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This exhibition brings together 111 invited participants \u2014 including solo practitioners, collaborative duos, collectives, and artist-led organisations \u2014 drawn from diverse geographies and regions selected by Koyo. These selections were made with close attention to resonances, affinities, and potential convergences between practices, even when they emerge from distant contexts. By turning to artists working in Salvador, Dakar, San Juan, Beirut, Paris, or Nashville, for instance, Koyo aimed to imagine how their inventiveness, wide-ranging material explorations, and visionary approaches connect with other artists and movements unfolding simultaneously. In this way, In Minor Keys builds on Koyo\u2019s lifelong relational geography shaped through her encounters with artists.<\/p>\n\n

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1. Pio Abad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Born 1983, Manila, Philippines. Lives in London, UK.<\/p>\n\n

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2. Philip Aguirre y Otegui<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Born 1961, Schoten, Belgium. Lives in Antwerp, Belgium. <\/p>\n\n

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3. Akinbode Akinbiyi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Born 1946, Oxford, UK. Lives in Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n\n

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4. Laurie Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1947, Chicago, IL, USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Fabrice Aragno<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1970, Neuch\u00e2tel, Switzerland. Lives in Lausanne, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6. arms ache avid aeon:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Brooks Brody<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1962, New York City, NY, USA, D. 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joy Episalla<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1957, Bronxville, NY, USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zoe Leonard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1961 Liberty, NY, USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carrie Yamaoka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1957, Glen Cove, NY, USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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fierce pussy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded 1991, New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jo-ey Tang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1978, Hong Kong, China. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7. Kader Attia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born, 1970, Dugny, France. Lives in Berlin, Germany and Paris, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8. Sammy Baloji<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1978, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lives in Brussels, Belgium and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. Ranti Bam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1985, Lagos, Nigeria. Lives in Paris, France and Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10. Alvaro Barrington<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1983, Caracas, Venezuela. Lives in London, UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11. \u00c9ric Baudelaire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1973, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Lives in Paris, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12. Sabian Baumann<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1962, Zug, Switzerland. Lives in Zurich, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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13. blaxTARLINES KUMASI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded 2015, Kumasi, Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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14. Beverly Buchanan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1940, Fuquay, NC, USA. D. 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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15. Seyni Awa Camara<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1945, Oussouy, Senegal. D. 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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16. Nick Cave<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1959, Chicago, IL, USA. Lives in Chicago, IL, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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17. Carolina Caycedo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colombian, born 1978, London, UK. Lives in Los Angeles, CA, USA and Caguas, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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18. Annalee Davis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1963, St. Michael, Barbados. Lives in St. George, Barbados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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19. BuBu de la Madeleine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1961, Osaka, Japan. Lives in Nara, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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20. Dawn DeDeaux<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1952, New Orleans, LA, USA. Lives in New Orleans, LA, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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21. Nolan Oswald Dennis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1988, Lusaka, Zambia. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22. Denniston Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded 2008, Glen Wild, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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23. Bonnie Devine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1952, Toronto, Canada. Lives in Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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24. Godfried Donkor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1964, Accra, Ghana. Lives in London, UK and Accra, Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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25. Marcel Duchamp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1887, Blainville-Crevon, France. D. 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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26. Edouard Duval-Carri\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1954, Port-au-Prince, Ha\u00eft\u00ef. Lives in Miami, FL, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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27. Torkwase Dyson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1973, Chicago, IL, USA. Lives in Beacon, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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28. rana elnemr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1974, Hannover, Germany. Lives in Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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29. Theo Eshetu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1958, London, UK. Lives in Berlin, Germany and Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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30. Rachel Fallon (with Alice Maher) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1971, Dublin, Ireland. Lives in Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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31. G.A.S. Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded 2023, Lagos and Ijebu Ode, Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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32. Sof\u00eda Gallis\u00e1 Muriente<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1986, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Lives in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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33. Adebunmi Gbadebo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1992, Livingston, NJ, USA. Lives in Philadelphia, PA and Newark, NJ, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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34. Leonilda Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1923, Minuano, Uruguay. D. 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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35. Linda Goode Bryant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1949, Columbus, OH, USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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36. Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joana Hadjithomas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1969, Beirut, Lebanon. Lives in Beirut, Lebanon and Paris, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Khalil Joreige<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1969, Moussaitbeh, Lebanon. Lives in Beirut, Lebanon and Paris, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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37. Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1988, Toronto, Canada. Lives in Toronto, Canada; New York City, NY, USA; and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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38. Ayrson Her\u00e1clito<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1968, Maca\u00fabas, Bahia, Brazil. Lives in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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39. Clarissa Herbst & Dominique Rust<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarissa Herbst<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1959, Crailsheim, Germany. Lives in Zurich, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dominique Rust<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1960, Basel, Switzerland. Lives in Zurich, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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40. Nicholas Hlobo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1975, Cape Town, South Africa. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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41. Carsten H\u00f6ller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1961, Brussels, Belgium. Lives in Stockholm, Sweden; Biriwa, Ghana; and Tuscany, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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42. Sohrab Hura<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1981, Chinsurah, India. Lives in New Delhi, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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43. Alfredo Jaar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1965, Santiago, Chile. Lives in Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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44. Mohammed Joha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1978, Gaza, Palestine. Lives in Marseille, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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45. Michael Joo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1966, Ithaca, NY, USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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46. Nina Katchadourian<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1968, Stanford, CA, USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA and Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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47. Bodys Isek Kingelez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1948, Kimbembele Ihunga, former Belgian Congo, now Democratic Republic of the Congo. D. 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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48. Sandra Knecht<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1968, Buus, Switzerland. Lives in Buus, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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49. Marcia Kure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1970, Kano State, Nigeria. Lives in Princeton, NJ, USA; Abuja, and Kaduna, Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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50. Natalia Lassalle-Morillo (in collaboration with Gloria Morillo)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1991, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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51. Florence Lazar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1966, Paris, France. Lives in Paris, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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52. Dan Lie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1988. Lives in Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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53. Werewere Liking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1950, Mgombas, Cameroon. Lives in Abidjan, C\u00f4te d’Ivoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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54. lugar a dudas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded 2004, Cali, Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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55. Daniel Lind-Ramos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1953, Loiza, Puerto Rico. Lives in Loiza, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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56. Alice Maher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1956, Tipperary, Ireland. Lives in County Mayo, Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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57. Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons & Kamaal Malak<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1959, Matanzas, Cuba Lives in Nashville, TN, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kamaal Malak<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1962, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Lives in Nashville, TN, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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58. Senzeni Marasela<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1977, Thokoza, South Africa. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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59. Guadalupe Maravilla<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1976, San Salvador, El Salvador. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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60. Manuel Mathieu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1986, Port-au-Prince, Ha\u00eft\u00ef. Lives in Montreal, Canada and Paris, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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61. Georgina Maxim<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1980, Harare, Zimbabwe. Lives in Harare and Mutare, Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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62. Tiona Nekkia McClodden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1981, Blytheville, AR, USA. Lives in Philadelphia, PA, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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63. Big Chief Demond Melancon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1978, New Orleans, LA, USA. Lives in New Orleans, LA, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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64. Avi Mograbi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1956, Tel Aviv. Lives in Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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65. Wangechi Mutu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1972, Nairobi, Kenya. Lives in New York City, NY, USA and Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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66. Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute (NCAI)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded 2020, Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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67. Eustaquio Neves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1955, Juatuba, Brazil. Lives in Diamantina, Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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68. Tu\u1ea5n Andrew Nguy\u1ec5n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1976, S\u00e0i G\u00f2n, Vi\u1ec7t Nam. Lives in H\u1ed9i An, works in H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh City, Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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69. Tammy Nguyen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1984, San Francisco, CA, USA. Lives in Easton, CT, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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70. Otobong Nkanga<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1974, Kano, Nigeria. Lives in Antwerp, Belgium, and Uyo, Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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71. Kaloki Nyamai<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1985, Nairobi, Kenya. Lives in Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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72. Temitayo Ogunbiyi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1984, Rochester, NY, USA. Lives in Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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73. Pauline Oliveros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1932, Houston, TX, USA. D. 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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74. Kambui Olujimi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1976, Brooklyn, New York City, NY, USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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75. Hagar Ophir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1983, Jerusalem. Lives in Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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76. Uriel Orlow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1973, Zurich, Switzerland. Lives in Lisbon, Portugal; London, UK; and Basel, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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77. Ebony G. Patterson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1981, Kingston, Jamaica. Lives in Kingston, Jamaica and Chicago, IL, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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78. Rajni Perera & Marigold Santos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rajni Perera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1985, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Lives in Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marigold Santos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1981, Manila, Phillipines. Lives in Calgary, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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79. Thania Petersen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1980, Cape Town, South Africa. Lives in Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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80. Alan Phelan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1968, Dublin, Ireland. Lives in Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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81. Johannes Phokela<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1966, Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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82. L\u00e9onard Pongo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1988, Li\u00e8ge, Belgium. Lives in Brussels, Belgium and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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83. Walid Raad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1967, Chbanieh, Lebanon. Lives in Medusa, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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84. Mohammed Z. Rahman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1997, London, UK. Lives in London, UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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85. RAW Material Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded 2008, Dakar, Senegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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86. Tabita Rezaire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1989, Paris, France, 1989. Lives in Cayenne, French Guiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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87. Guadalupe Rosales<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1980, Redwood City, CA, USA. Lives in Los Angeles, CA, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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88. Yo-E Ryou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1987, Seoul, South Korea. Lives in Seoul and Jeju Island, South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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89. Khaled Sabsabi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1965, Tripoli, Lebanon. Lives in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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90. Rose Salane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1992, New York City, NY, USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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91. Issa Samb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1945, Dakar, Senegal. D. 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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92. Amina Saoudi A\u00eft Khay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1955, Casablanca, Morocco. Lives in Sousse, Tunisia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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93. Carrie Schneider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1979, Chicago, IL USA. Lives in New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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94. Hala Schoukair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1957, Beirut, Lebanon. Lives in Beirut, Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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95. Berni Searle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1964, Cape Town, South Africa. Lives in Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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96. Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen Sebidi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1943, Marapyane, South Africa. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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97. Wardha Shabbir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1987, Lahore, Pakistan. Lives in Lahore, Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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98. Yoshiko Shimada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1959, Tokyo, Japan. Lives in Chiba, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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99. Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Himali Singh Soin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1987, New Delhi, India. Lives in London, UK and New Delhi, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Soin Tappeser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1985, Bonn, Germany. Lives in London, UK and New Delhi, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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100. Buhlebezwe Siwani<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1987, Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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101. Cauleen Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1967, Riverside, CA, USA. Lives in Los Angeles, CA, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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102. Vera Tamari<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1944, Jerusalem, Palestine. 1944. Lives in Ramallah, Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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103. Tsai Ming-liang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1957, Kuching, Malaysia. Lives in New Taipei City and Taipei, Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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104. Victoria-Idongesit Udondian<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1982, Uyo, Nigeria. Lives in Lagos, Nigeria and New York City, NY, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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105. Celia V\u00e1squez Yui<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1960, Pucallpa, Peru. Lives in the Peruvian Amazon, Pucallpa, Peru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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106. Kemang Wa Lehulere<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1984, Cape Town, South Africa. Lives in Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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107. Kennedy Yanko<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1988, St. Louis, MO, USA. Lives in Miami, FL, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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108. Raed Yassin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1979, Beirut, Lebanon. Lives in Beirut, Lebanon and Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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109. Sawangwongse Yawnghwe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1971, Shan State Burma. Lives in Zutphen, Netherlands and Chiang Mai, Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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110. Billie Zangewa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born 1973, Blantyre, Malawi. Lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n

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National Participants and Collateral Events<\/h3>\n\n
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The 61st International Art Exhibition \u2013 In Minor Keys<\/i> by Koyo Kouoh, organised by La Biennale di Venezia, will be accompanied by 100 National Participations and 31 Collateral Events<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Seven countries are participating in Biennale Arte for the first time: the Republic of Guinea, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of Nauru, Qatar, the Republic of Sierra Leone, Federal Republic of Somalia, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam<\/span>. El Salvador is participating for the first time with its own pavilion<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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India<\/b> \u2014 Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home<\/i> looks at India\u2019s rapid transformation through the idea of \u201chome,\u201d bringing together works by Alwar Balasubramaniam, Sumakshi Singh, Ranjani Shettar, Asim Waqif, and Skarma Sonam Tashi to explore connections between memory, migration, traditional architecture, and urbanisation<\/span>.<\/span> India<\/b> \u2014 Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home<\/i> looks at India\u2019s rapid transformation through the idea of \u201chome,\u201d bringing together works by Alwar Balasubramaniam, Sumakshi Singh, Ranjani Shettar, Asim Waqif, and Skarma Sonam Tashi to explore connections between memory, migration, traditional architecture, and urbanisation<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home, Indian Pavillion, Courtesy La Biennale Venezia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Belgium<\/b> \u2014 Miet Warlop\u2019s IT NEVER SSST<\/i> transforms the pavilion into a high-energy stage where music, dance, performance, and fragmented words collide; plaster words scattered across the walls and bleachers leave behind a chaotic yet poetic atmosphere even after the performance ends<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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IT NEVER SSST by Miet Warlop. Belgium Pavilion Courtesy La Biennale Venezia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Austria<\/b> \u2014 Florentina Holzinger\u2019s Seaworld Venice<\/i> brings together water, the body, and ecology through dance, theatre, and performance, while its ambitious live performances throughout the day have made the pavilion one of the Biennale\u2019s most talked-about destinations, with long queues especially during the opening period<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Seaworld Venice by Florentina Holzinger. Austria Pavillion. Courtesy La Biennale Venezia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Scandinavia<\/b> \u2014 The joint pavilion of Finland, Norway, and Sweden brings together Tori Wr\u00e5nes, Klara Kristalova, and Benjamin Orlow in an exploration of bodies, materials, sound, and memory, while enormous sculptures extending beyond the pavilion and seemingly emerging from its architecture create a striking visual impact even before entering<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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The joint pavilion of Finland, Norway, and Sweden, Courtesy La Biennale Venezia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Brazil<\/b> \u2014 Rosana Paulino and Adriana Varej\u00e3o\u2019s Comigo ningu\u00e9m pode<\/i> creates an intense visual world between nature, spirituality, and colonial history, looking back at Brazil\u2019s past through botanical and bodily imagery<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Brazillion Pavillion, courtesy of La Biennale Venezia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Germany<\/b> \u2014 Henrike Naumann and Sung Tieu\u2019s Ruin<\/i> takes the lost structures and divided history of East Germany as its starting point, while Tieu\u2019s intervention covers the pavilion\u2019s neoclassical fa\u00e7ade with a monumental trompe-l\u2019oeil mosaic; inside, furniture and everyday objects create an atmosphere where history, ideology, and personal memory intersect<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Installation view of Henrike Naumann,\u00a0The Home Front (<\/em>2026) at the German pavilion Photo by Jens Ziehe-Berlin. Courtesy of The German pavilion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Great Britain<\/b> \u2014 Turner Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid\u2019s Predicting History: Testing Translation<\/i> explores belonging and the idea of making a home somewhere new through the question \u201cstay or go?\u201d; large-scale paintings, sound, and a theatrical setting bring together a world of architects, shipbuilders, cooks, tailors, and gardeners<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Lubaina Himid – Predicting History: Testing Translation, Great Britain. Photo: G\u00fcliz \u00d6zbek Collini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Japan<\/b> \u2014 Ei Arakawa-Nash\u2019s Grass Babies, Moon Babies<\/i> invites visitors to pick up one of 208 baby dolls at the entrance and carry it through the pavilion; the simple yet uncanny ritual creates the surreal sight of adults walking around with dolls in their arms, placing care, family, the future, and collective responsibility at the centre of the experience<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Ei Arakawa-Nash – Grass Babies, Moon Babies, Japanese Pavillion. Photo: G\u00fcliz \u00d6zbek Collini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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China (People\u2019s Republic of China)<\/b> \u2014 Dream Stream<\/i> brings traditional Chinese thought into dialogue with science and technology, exploring artificial intelligence, digital production, and robotics; with its fusion of art and technology and its increasingly blurred boundaries between human and machine, it offers one of the Biennale\u2019s most futuristic experiences<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Italy<\/b> \u2014 Chiara Camoni\u2019s With You with Everything<\/i> brings together human-scale figures made from plants, flowers, plastics, and everyday objects across two different spaces, creating an idiosyncratic world between living and non-living matter, nature, and the human body<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Italian Pavillion, Courtesy La Biennale Venezia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Bahamas<\/b> \u2014 In Another Man\u2019s Yard: John Beadle, Lavar Munroe, and the Spirit of (Posthumous) Collaboration<\/i> grows out of Lavar Munroe\u2019s posthumous collaboration with John Beadle, who died in 2024; Junkanoo costumes, discarded materials, and invisible labour become a way of reflecting on memory, community, and cultural heritage<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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In Another Man\u2019s Yard, Bahamas. Photo: G\u00fcliz \u00d6zbek Collini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Argentina<\/b> \u2014 Mat\u00edas Duville\u2019s Monitor Yin Yang<\/i> transforms the floor of the Arsenale into a monumental, walkable drawing made with around 30 tons of salt and charcoal; combining sound, video, and the movement of visitors, this striking black-and-white landscape explores the tension between nature, destruction, and the future<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Matias Duvile, Monitor Yin Yang (2026) at the Argentinian pavilion \u00a9 Mati\u0301as Duville. Photo by Giacomo Bianco. Courtesy of Barro Galeri\u0301a.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Cover Image: Venice Biennale 2026. Photo: Andrea Avezzu<\/p>\n\n

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