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From Yuko Mohri’s delicate musical sculptures to Kapwani Kiwanga’s brilliant beadwork which acts as a meditation on the history of global trade

BY frieze |

To address the continent’s lack of representation on the world stage, the Biennale should look to festivals like Nigeria’s FESTAC ’77

BY Eric Otieno Sumba |

The most successful off-site Biennale projects this year respond to the spirit and politics of our current moment

BY Vanessa Peterson |

A textile- and painting-heavy edition of the Venice Biennale follows a tried and tested method of curation

BY Chloe Stead |

Adriano Pedrosa’s biennial raises essential questions about representation in the art world, but unfortunately, it feels disjointed

BY Sean Burns |

From Julien Creuzet’s multimedia mastery to Kapwani Kiwanga’s beaded presentation, a tapestry of sensory experiences permeates the Venice Biennale 2024

BY Terence Trouillot |

From an especially weak German pavilion to Yuko Mohri’s orchestra of rotting fruit, sensuality – and history – take centre stage at the Venice Biennale 2024

BY Andrew Durbin |

A renowned novelist wanders the city's streets, immersed in its cultural offerings with one rule: no idling

BY Colm Tóibín |

To honour the artist's Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Biennale, Simon Wu reflect on her long-standing poster series

BY Simon Wu |

The photographer curates the perfect soundtrack for exploring Venice during the 60th edition of the Biennale

BY Eric Scaggiante |

The artist representing Ireland at the Venice Biennale discusses songs that subverts the country’s history of linguistic oppression

BY Eimear Walshe |

In her triumphant survey exhibition at Palazzo Grassi, Venice, the artist continues her long-running exploration of women as generative, creative forces

BY Hettie Judah |

A thirty-year-old memory, a one-night stand and an art exhibition featuring this newly translated piece by the prize-winning author

BY ​Annie Ernaux |

There is a place for evidentiary art – but not for Kenneth Goldsmith’s print-out of 62,000 pages of the former US Secretary of State’s correspondence

BY Travis Diehl |

A response to the late Greek artist’s survey at Fondazione Prada, Venice

BY Harry Thorne |

Winner of the Future Generation Special Prize, the artist sheds a light on rape culture in South Africa and around the world

BY M. Neelika Jayawardane |

More than 80 works from four decades mine the tension between beauty and horror

BY Hili Perlson |

To address the ‘interesting times’ alluded to in the title of the 58th Venice Biennale, we must challenge the language we use to describe them

BY Andrew Durbin |

In further news: cultural figures demand resignation of Germany’s foreign minister; Joan Miró paintings damaged in Venice floods

After months of speculation, Puryear has been chosen for the US pavilion, organized by the Madison Square Park Conservancy

BY Frieze News Desk |