Khaled Sabsabi’s Rocky Road From Australia to the Biennale

The Lebanese-Australian artist almost lost his Venice Biennale commission after he was accused of supporting terrorism. Reinstated, he is arriving in Venice showing not one but two works.

By Will Higginbotham

Russia pavilion drags Venice Biennale into EU sanctions row

Brussels has warned that allowing Moscow to participate would breach ban on providing services to Kremlin

Biennale's Invisible Pavilion: Venice hosts project honouring Ukrainian artists killed by Russia

The Invisible Pavilion project has been launched in Italy in honour of Ukrainian cultural figures killed by Russia, ahead of the Venice Biennale.

Venice Biennale: Boycotts and threats over participation of Russia & Israel

The Venice Biennale previewed its 61st and most chaotic edition ever on Tuesday, just days after the unprecedented resignation of its jury over the participation of Israel and Russia undermined the very structure of the world’s oldest contemporary art exhibition.

By FRANCE24

Venice Biennale previews in chaos after jury quits over Israel and Russia’s participation

The Venice Biennale has begun previewing its 61st edition only days after the art show's jury resigned in protest

By Colleen Barry

Singaporean performance artist Amanda Heng presents 'A Pause' at 61st Venice Biennale

Held every two years, this edition of the biennale will run from May 9 to Nov 22.

Russian director Sokurov, Palestinian architect Amiry pull out of Biennale events

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 6 - Russian director Alexander Sokurov and Palestinian writer and architect Suad Amiry have pulled out of events being held on Wednesday and Thursday for the Venice 'Biennale of the Word - Dissent and Peace' because of last-minute unavailability, organizers said on Wednesday. Sokurov, whose movie Faust won the Golden Lion at the 2011 Venice Film Festival, has criticised Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This year's Venice's Biennale, which opens to the public on Saturday, has b...

By ANSA

European Commission warns Italy that Russia’s Venice Biennale pavilion violates sanctions, Financial Times reports

The European Commission has warned the Italian government and the organizers of the Venice Biennale that opening Russia’s national pavilion at the exhibition violates the sanctions regime, breaching the ban on providing services to the Kremlin, the Financial Times reported.