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Venice Biennale

A bald, bearded man in a black jacket sits on a couch designed like oversized Ionic column capitals, posed in a living room with bookshelves behind him.

In Venice, Andreas Angelidakis Is Queering the Idea of a National Pavilion

Get ready for his “Byzantium goth disco” to open at the Biennale.
By Sarah Moroz
A portrait of a woman artist seated in her studio, surrounded by paint tubes and brushes, with two of her paintings visible behind her—one a monochrome seascape and the other a surreal composition of headless figures with floating fruit.

As Venice Nears, Arch Hades Traces Her Shift from Verse to Visuals

Whether she's producing poetry or visual art, her end goal is the same: to connect.
By Aisling O'Leary
Artists and curator pose together outdoors against a brick and stone wall

India Returns to Venice With a Pavilion Rooted in Memories of Home

After a seven-year absence, the country will return to the Venice Biennale under the direction of curator Amin Jaffer at a moment of rapid transformation and global cultural expansion.
By Elisa Carollo
Exterior of a building covered by a colorful wall painting

The Venice Biennale Announces 111 Artists for Its 2026 Edition, Koyo Kouoh’s “In Minor Keys”

By Elisa Carollo
A side-by-side pairing of an abstract painting on the left with organic, almost human lines and a terra cotta statue of a curvy human on the right

Adrian Parr Zaretsky’s Intimate Response to an Unthinkable World

By Christa Terry
Kennedy Center Adds Trump's Name To Building

The Defining Art World Moments of 2025, According to the Art Daddy

By The Art Daddy
Professional portrait of Lina Ghotmeh, founder of LG—A, wearing a red blouse. The image includes "Observer 2025 Art Index" branding with her name and title "Founder & Architect, LG—A," on the right side.

Lina Ghotmeh Is Reimagining Cultural Architecture for a Connected World

By The Editors

Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People

By The Editors, Christa Terry, Dan Duray, Elisa Carollo, Farah Abdessamad and Merin Curotto
A close-up view of a person’s bare feet entangled in red and white plastic tubing, evoking vulnerability and physical connection.

Chiharu Shiota Weaves Historical Memory, Body and Belonging in “Two Home Countries”

By Elisa Carollo
Rember Yahuarcani’s vivid nocturnal composition where human, insect, and animal forms merge in motion across glowing red and violet bands, evoking mythic continuities between earthly and spiritual realms.

Rember Yahuarcani On Wielding Paint as a Tool of Cultural Preservation and Resistance

By Elisa Carollo
A large-scale black-and-white video projection of shifting liquid and glass textures fills the gallery wall, enveloping the viewer in an abstract, meditative movement.

An Invitation to Pause: Inside Iceland’s Sequences Festival of Real-Time Art

By Elisa Carollo
The image appears to feature a surreal, haunting scene with figures wearing masks and standing in a snowy, desolate landscape. Some figures are mounted on horses, while others are grouped together, gazing into the distance. There are two dogs in the foreground, and a large hole in the ground that holds an intricately depicted heart symbol, which adds a layer of emotional depth to the scene. The figures' faces are mostly obscured by brightly colored masks, creating a sense of anonymity and eerie detachment. The overall mood is somber, evoking themes of mystery, vulnerability, and loss.

This Fall’s Must-See Gallery Shows in New York

By Elisa Carollo
The image shows an exhibition space with sculptures by François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne. In the foreground, a large blue pig sculpture stands prominently, its geometric form and bright color striking against the historic backdrop. To the left, a bronze figure, possibly from a different artist, with outstretched arms, contrasts the playful nature of the animal sculpture. A smaller sculpture, possibly by the Lalannes, is positioned to the right on a pedestal, completing the eclectic arrangement in the room. The space has a classical ambiance, with ornate mirrors and detailed architecture enhancing the contemporary artwork's impact.

Record Prices, New Buyers and Global Reach: Design’s Moment Has Arrived

By Elisa Carollo
Visitors walk through a large illuminated fair installation with red neon text reading “I CONTAIN MULTITUDES” and “WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS,” surrounded by ornate archways and suspended sculptures, inside the Unlimited section at Art Basel.

How Value Shifts and Circulates in Today’s Fragmented Art World

By Elisa Carollo
A white-walled gallery features a suspended glass skeleton wrapped in red sausage forms, a citrus-inspired wall sculpture, and a series of pink-toned geometric canvases.

Gabriel Rico Maps Reality Through Flesh and Form

By Elisa Carollo
A portrait of artist and filmmaker Karimah Ashadu seated in her studio beside a monitor and speaker, wearing tinted glasses and a textured black shirt, with shelves and a white curtain in the background.

Silver Lion Winner Karimah Ashadu On Art, Resilience and Making Her U.S. Debut

By Gameli Hamelo

Architecture’s Algorithmic Turn: A.I., Adaptation and the Future at the Venice Biennale

By Auronda Scalera and Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti
Two men stand in front of a black-and-grey abstract painting, surrounded by art books; one wears a blue blazer and beige trousers, the other a black shirt and dark pants.

Artnet Exits the Public Market After $65M Buyout by Beowolff Capital

By Elisa Carollo
Exterior of a building covered by a colorful wall painting

The 2026 Venice Biennale Will Honor Koyo Kouoh’s Vision With “In Minor Keys”

By Elisa Carollo
A large white gallery space with a central platform cross-section, surrounded by floor-based paintings of fragmented human forms, and a dark abstract painting on the far wall.

Guglielmo Castelli Explores Longing and Theatricality in His São Paulo Debut

By Elisa Carollo
Exterior view of M7 in Doha’s Msheireb district, showing a symmetrical plaza flanked by modern beige buildings with large windows and shaded walkways, leading to the M7 creative hub under a geometric canopy.

Art Basel Expands to the Gulf With a New Qatar Edition in 2026

By Elisa Carollo
Koyo Kouoh wearing a bright orange pleated garment and oversized red glasses, with her hair styled in sculptural twists, standing in front of a white backdrop featuring the Rolex logo.

Koyo Kouoh’s Death Leaves Uncertainty Around the 2026 Venice Biennale

By Elisa Carollo

10 Must-See Gallery Shows to Catch in New York This May

By Elisa Carollo
Andrea Fraser, Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk, 1989 Performance, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, February 5,1,112,18 and 19, 1989

How Andrea Fraser Turned Institutional Critique Into a Lifelong Practice

By Xinyi Ye
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