The removal of Khaled Sabsabi from representing Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale has ignited a significant controversy within the art world. Creative Australia, the government arts funding body, withdrew its selection of Sabsabi and his curator, Michael Dagostino, shortly after their appointment. The abrupt reversal, just weeks after his selection, has ignited a firestorm of criticism, raising serious questions about artistic freedom and political influence.
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The Artistic Direction of the forthcoming documenta 16 has been decided: Naomi Beckwith was selected by the international Finding Committee and appointed by the Supervisory Board. documenta 16 takes place …
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The Board of La Biennale di Venezia met on Tuesday, November 5th and, upon the recommendation of President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, appointed Koyo Kouoh as Director of the Visual Arts Department, with the specific task of curating the 61st International Art Exhibition to be …
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The Jury of the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, comprising Julia Bryan-Wilson (USA), President of the Jury, Alia Swastika (Indonesia), Chika Okeke-Agulu (Nigeria), Elena Crippa (Italy), …
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The International Jury of the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia is made up of Julia Bryan-Wilson (president), American curator and professor at Columbia University; Alia Swastika, Indonesian curator and writer; Chika Okeke-Agulu, Nigerian curator and …
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The 60th International Art Exhibition, titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, will open to the public from Saturday April 20 to Sunday November 24, 2024, at the Giardini and the Arsenale; it will be curated …
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Iwona Blazwick has stepped down as curator of the next Istanbul Biennial, the latest development in a controversy which erupted last summer following her appointment by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. The next edition of the biennial has been postponed until 2025.
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In an unprecedented move, the remaining four members of the Finding Committee for Documenta16 have resigned. Simon Njami, Gong Yan, Kathrin Rhomberg, and María Inés Rodríguez submitted a joint resignation …
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Sharjah Art Foundation is pleased to announce the five curators for Sharjah Biennial 16: Natasha Ginwala (Artistic Director, COLOMBOSCOPE, Colombo and Associate Curator at Large, Gropius Bau, Berlin); Amal Khalaf (Director of Programmes, …
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The Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art is pleased to announce and warmly welcome the curator of the 13th edition, Zasha Colah. Zasha Colah is a curator and writer. Her exhibitions …
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Isabelle Bertolotti, director of the Contemporary Art Biennale, explains her choice: “I am highly receptive to the values that Alexia champions and to how committed she is to artists. She …
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The Diriyah Biennale Foundation (DBF) is delighted to announce the appointment of acclaimed curator Ute Meta Bauer, as Artistic Director of the second edition of the Foundation’s Contemporary Art Biennale …
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