59th Venice Biennale

Considering this year’s title, ‘Foreigners Everywhere', we look back at how artists have addressed entrenched ideas of nationhood with bold, and at times comical, interventions

The artist’s sculptural installations and films sit at the heart of a debate about Eurocentrism in the arts

The artist tells us about her work acquired through the Frieze Tate Fund for the national collection, supported by Endeavor

Alvin Li speaks with Mire Lee about emotion and affect in her sculptural works, and the influence of space, architecture and the macabre on her practice

With dual exhibitions running in parallel with the 59th Venice Biennale, the artist reflects on the city’s ‘dark maternal waters’ and shares his latest Vantablack works

Discover works by artists who are currently featuring in the critically acclaimed Biennale, including Marguerite Humeau, Kapwani Kiwanga, Latifa Echakhch, Solange Pessoa and Luiz Roque 

Launched at the 59th Venice Biennale, the new series of talks will continue throughout Italy, bringing together leading voices from institutions, artists, and collectors

Cecilia Alemani and Frieze editors and directors share their highlights of the exhibition, from the politics of Russia's shuttered pavilion to award winners Sonia Boyce and Simone Leigh

From the Cecilia Vicuña’s paintings celebrating Indigenous forms at the Giardini to Marlene Dumas’s groundbreaking exhibition at Palazzo Grassi, these are the highlights from the 59th Venice Biennale

Imani Mason Jordan speaks to the artist about how the pandemic has affected her work and what her plans are for Venice

The curator talks about her approach to the 59th International Art Exhibition and restoring energy to the Venice Biennale

Marlene Dumas triumphs at Palazzo Grassi and Pauline Curnier Jardin upends the Biennale’s exclusivity

Chloe Aridjis considers surrealism’s resurgence and how its magical qualities provide a framework for positive transformation

In a cavernous Central Pavilion, ‘The Milk of Dreams’ reminds us that feminist triumphs and struggles stretch beyond time and geography 

In the second of our two-part round-up, Chloe Stead reviews the best pavilions across the Giardini

At the Arsenale, monumental works question the place of the human in nature, and the nature of the human

In the first of our two part round-up, Terence Trouillot reviews the best pavilions across the Giardini

Ahead of her presentation in the French Pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale, Zineb Sedira speaks with Róisín Tapponi about the influence of Third Worldist cinema and transnational alliances on her practice 

The artist speaks to Boaz Levin about her latest project for the Israeli Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale 

The writer shares her tips for how to navigate the opening week bustle