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The PhotoPhore's mission is to design, create, manage and communicate art exhibitions, screenings and cultural events. It curates high quality contents, dedicating its attention to projects characterized by a great visual impact and distinctive concepts. From renowned artists and architects to emerging talents, the PhotoPhore offers a daily dose of inspiring information about artists and exhibitions, architecture projects, galleries and competitions.

09/05/2026

Biennale Arte 2026 opens to the public today in Venice, after an intense week of previews, events and public debates. "In Minor Keys" by Koyo Kouoh spreads among Giardini, Arsenale and each corner of the city. An edition characterized by protests and strikes that particoulary stresses about what is the sense of the art today.

While waiting for our report on .com, here for you a selection of what to expect on the main venues of

28/04/2026

NATIONAL PAVILIONS TO SEE - Part 1

The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia , titeld by Koyo Kouoh, features 100 National Pavilions located in the Arsenale, Giardini and around the city of Venice.

The PhotoPhore’s editors selected the not-to-be-missed National Pavilions of :

- AUSTRIA
Seaworld Venice
Curator: Nora-Swantje Almes
Exhibitor: Florentina Holzinger
Venue: Giardini

- BRAZIL
Comigo ninguém pode
Curator: Diane Lima
Exhibitors: Rosana Paulino, Adriana Varejão
Venue: Giardini

- BULGARIA
The Federation of Minor Practices
Curator: Martina Yordanova
Exhibitors: Gery Georgieva, Maria Nalbantova, Rayna Teneva, Veneta Androva
Venue: Sala Tiziano at Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli, Fondamenta Delle Zattere Ai Gesuiti 919

- DENMARK
Things to Come
Curator: Chus Martínez
Exhibitor: Maja Malou Lyse
Venue: Giardini

- GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG
La M***e
Curator: Stilbé Schroeder, Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain
Exhibitor: Aline Bouvy
Venue: Arsenale

- GREECE
ESCAPE ROOM
Curator: George Bekirakis
Exhibitor: Andreas Angelidakis
Venue: Giardini

Discover all of them on .com

20/04/2026

Not only National Pavilions and Collateral Events! During the 2026 the city is full of parallel exhibitions and events.

A sort of “fuori-Biennale” with several great shows. Discover all of them through The PhotoPhore’s Master Guide (constantly updated on .com).

- "DOKU The Illusion" at Espaces Louis Vuitton: a solo presentation by Chinese-born artist Lu Yang

- "Natasha Tontey: The Phantom Combatants" at Ateneo Veneto: Tontey’s multimedia installation relays the story of a 1950s female resistance fighter in Indonesia

- "The Shape of Time" at Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore: a major survey of the sculptural practice of the American artist Barry X Ball

- "Amoako Boafo" at Museo di Palazzo Grimani: the artist's first exhibition in Italy

- "CARMEN. Utopias of Belonging" at Oratorio dei Crociferi: the new video and sound installation “Carmen” (2026) by Ieva Lygnugarytė, curated by Meral Karacaoğlan

Complete list on .com

09/04/2026

One month to in !

"In Minor Keys" is the title chosen by for the 61st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, with 111 artists featured in the Central Pavilions, 99 National Pavilions and the 31 official Collateral Events.

The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh, will run from Saturday 9 May to Sunday 22 November 2026 at the Giardini, the Arsenale and in various locations around Venice. The pre-opening will take place on May 6, 7, and 8.

More on .com

Pic. Chiara Camoni, Colonne, 2025. Photp b Camilla Maria Santini. Chiara Camoni is the artist selected for the Italian Pavilion.

27/03/2026

Presented today to the press the first major exhibition of ’s work in , which documents the development of her work by tracing her career from her beginnings in the 1990’s to the present day.

The exhibition at Ca’ Pesaro presents Saville’s work through over 30 paintings and drawings, including many seminal works from the past few decades.

"I’m a painterly painter — flesh, the body, the portrait — human nature"
Jenny Saville

March 28- November 22, 2026
Curated by Elisabetta Barisoni
Supported by

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11/03/2026

Located in Rotterdam’s vibrant M4H district, Keilepand will host the 11th Haute Photographie Rotterdam fair. This boutique art fair, fully dedicated to fine art photography, takes place from March 25 to 29, 2026.

Breaking from the traditional art fair layout, Haute Photographie by the group replaces conventional booths with an innovative design that elevates the entire event. The fair will present works by 50 photographers.

Discover more on .com

17/05/2024

brings her dragons to .

The "Enter the Dragon", hosted at , takes place during 2024, the auspicious year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology, and appropriately but not literally references the title of Robert Clouse’s 1973 film "Enter the Dragon", starring legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee.

The exhibition features Park’s impressive graphic works: the powerful forms of the , as well as the sinuous representations of female figures which, according to myth, symbolize in a benevolent way the characteristics of the Wood Dragon.

Not to be missed if you are in Venice

ENTER THE DRAGON
Sobin Park
April 16 – November 24, 2024

Pics by

10/05/2024

During the opening week of the , we visited the first solo exhibition in Italy of the American artist , opened at the Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti in .

Titled "Lion of God", the exhibition really stands out among the several shows that animate the lagoon on the occasion of the .

Read our impressions about the exhibition on .com

Pic. Walton Ford, Memento, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Kasmin, New York. © Walton Ford. Photography by Charlie Rubin

09/04/2024

One week left to the opening of the !

For our series of itineraries dedicated to the most relevant exhibitions on view in Venice during the , today we will guide you through the districts of Santa Croce and San Polo.

- Cosmic Garden
– Biennale Arte 2024
20.04.2024-24.11.2024
Salone Verde – Art & Social Club, Calle Regina 2258school

- Monte di Pietà
20.04.2024-24.11.2024
, Palazzo Ca’ Corner della Regina, Santa Croce 2215

-
16.04.2024-27.07.2024
Tommaso Calabro gallery, Palazzo Donà Brusa, Campo San Polo 2177

- DETOUR FOR AN ICE CREAM FAIRY
17.04.2024-26.05.2024
Palazzo Corner Mocenigo, San Polo 2128

More on .com

26/03/2024

Our new guide dedicated to the not-to-be-missed exhibitions around district, on the occasion of the is online on .com

- Janus
20.04.2024-24.11.2024
Berggruen Arts & Culture, Palazzo Diedo, Fondamenta Diedo 2386

- Capriccio
19.04.2024-24.11.2024
Wentrup Venezia, Calle de la Testa 6359

- : Collective Behavior
– Biennale Arte 2024
20.04.2024-20.10.2024
Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, Fondamenta Van Axelsikander

- – Venice 3024
17.04.2024 – 15.09.2024
Chiesa di Santa Caterina, Fondamenta Santa Caterina 4940A

Pic. Shahzia Sikander, Promiscuous Intimacies, 2020. Detail. Courtesy of Joel S. Pizzuti. ©Shahzia Sikander

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