Venice Biennale

South Africa pulls out of Venice Biennale; because its selected artist wanted to focus on Gaza

Gayton McKenzie, the South African culture minister, said that an unnamed “foreign country” had endeavored to fund the South African installation at the Biennale.

Minister Gayton McKenzie during the 2026 State of the Nation Address Debate at the Parliamentary Dome on Feb. 17, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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 A visitor walks past pictures representing the "uncreation" theme, by famed Czech photographer Josef Koudelka, at the Holy See pavilion during the 55th La Biennale of Venice May 28, 2013.

Thousands of artists ask Venice Biennale to exclude Israel

 La Biennale di Venezia 59th International Art Exhibition Israeli Pavilion 202

Between the present and the past: Ilit Azoulay at the Israeli pavilion, Venice Art Biennale


Israeli art exhibited in Venice, Torino in Italy

What do these three different Israeli artists bring to Italy, a country so artistically rich?

 Clockwise from left: Ronit Keret's 'The Anthropocene Epoch,' Zavi Apfelbaum's 'Jerusalem Cafe,' Ilit Azoulay's 'Detail from Queendom.'

The pros and cons of trauma-based art

Trauma victims are often encouraged to find their voice. In Field Hospital, this is taken to the next logical step with the performance of sound-artist Victoria Hanna as nurse.

Visitors watching video-art films shown at 'Field Hospital' representing Israel in the Venice Bienalle

Israel unveils hospital to cure social ills at Venice Art Biennale

The 58th International Art Exhibition "La Biennale di Venezia" was inaugurated on Saturday.

art installation Field Hospital X (FHX) by artist Aya Ben Ron