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At the Venice Biennale, Art Begins to Leave Identity Politics Behind

The much-anticipated, Covid-delayed global showcase sees artists firmly moving away from figuration and toward a new end: the message.

Businessweek

What to see at the Venice Biennale, from Sonia Boyce to the Sami Pavilion

The Venice Biennale is back and it’s as thrilling as ever, but what should you take the time to see?

Evening Standard

British artist Sonia Boyce wins Golden Lion at Venice Biennale

Winning piece, Feeling Her Way, described as ‘perfect selection for this time in UK history’

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Female artists dominate the Venice Biennale for first time

The event puts a spotlight on artists who have been overlooked, while also investigating themes including gender norms.

Al Jazeera

Female Artists Dominate the Venice Biennale for 1st Time

For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female artists, under the curatorial direction of Cecilia Alemani. The result is a Biennale that puts the spotlight on artists who have been long overlooked…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Female artists dominate the Venice Biennale for 1st time

For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female and gender non-conforming artists, under the curatorial direction of Cecilia Alemani

The Independent UK

US artist Leigh recasts colonial imagery at Venice Biennale

American sculptor Simone Leigh is the first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale contemporary art fair

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Ukrainian artist makes cultural stand at Venice Biennale

Artist Pavlo Makov’s role representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale has become an act of defiance against the Russian invaders, whose attacks on his adopted hometown of Kharkiv have grown more intense in recent days

The Independent UK

‘We are fighting for our culture’: Ukrainian artists head to Venice Biennale

Pavlo Makov was reluctant to leave Kharkiv but after sleeping in a bomb shelter for a week, he decided he had to represent Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Venice Biennale artist Sonia Boyce on her British Pavilion hailing black British female musicians

The trailblazer is finally getting her due, and not before time

Evening Standard

Venice Biennale kicks off with brightness and joy amid global tensions

Sonia Boyce, representing Britain with Black and female artists, makes ‘a collective attempt against amnesia’

The Guardian - UK

Beyond the Biennale: Venice’s ‘secret’ Sant’Elena island

While most of La Serenissima will be heaving with visitors during the art fair, which starts this week, this tiny island at the city’s eastern tip is a world apart

The Guardian - UK

Artist Sonia Boyce: ‘Paintings are not born on walls’

The first black female artist to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale reflects on a career challenging the racial and sexual bias behind what art hangs in galleries – and around in our memories

The Guardian - UK

'Rich with wonder': the 2022 Sydney Biennale finds connection and relevance in troubled times

Review: the 23rd Biennale of Sydney, rīvus.

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Biennale of Sydney artists navigate troubled waters to produce works of beauty and environmental activism

With an "animal orchestra", talking rivers and living artworks, the Biennale puts the voice of nature centrestage.

Financial Times

Is it right to cancel Russian artists?

From the Bolshoi to the Venice Biennale, Putin’s war has created a dilemma for the art world

France 24

Franco-Algerian artist Zineb Sedira to represent France at 59th Venice Biennale

She's called herself a "caretaker of memory". Zineb Sedira is as much an artist as she is a researcher, historian and filmmaker. The Franco-Algerian artist is representing France at the 59th Venice Biennale of contemporary art in April. She joins us in the studio to talk about the influence of…

The Independent UK

Ukrainian artists embraced as Russia sees cultural blacklist

The Venice Biennale art exhibition says it is working to make sure the artist representing Ukraine can come to Italy and show his work

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