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Venice Biennale Opens With Citywide Works as India Reopens Its Pavilion

Curator Koyo Kouoh’s In Minor Keys recasts Venice as a living exhibition across palazzi, hotels, public spaces.

Overview

  • The 61st International Art Exhibition, curated by Koyo Kouoh as In Minor Keys, opens across Venice’s main and offsite venues and runs through 22 November 2026.
  • JR’s Il Gesto covers the façade and interiors of Palazzo Ca’ da Mosto at The Venice Venice Hotel, reimagining Veronese’s Wedding at Cana with 176 portraits.
  • Dale Chihuly installs new glass works across the city, including a Gold Tower at Palazzo Franchetti and additional sculptures along the Grand Canal.
  • India’s national pavilion returns with Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home, curated by Amin Jaffer and launched with senior cultural and diplomatic figures, featuring five Indian artists.
  • Offsite country pavilions broaden access, with Merike Estna’s evolving Estonian show and Somalia’s first pavilion at Palazzo Caboto adding new stops beyond the Arsenale and Giardini.