Oriol Vilanova è l'artista che porterà il progetto “Los Restos” nel Padiglione Spagna, curatela di Carles Guerra.
Oriol Vilanova è l'artista che porterà il progetto “Los Restos” nel Padiglione Spagna, curatela di Carles Guerra.
Velimir Zernovski rielaborerà la Pietà di Michelangelo col titolo "Pietà nelle Coperture dell’Urgenza" nel padiglione della Macedonia
Gli spazi del Padiglione maltese vedranno una collettiva composta da Adrian Abela, Charlie Cauchi e Raphael Vella che presenteranno una serie di opere raccolte sotto il titolo “Non c’è bisogno di scintillire”, curatela di Margerita Pulè.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma has has selected artists Benjamin Orlow (Finland), Klara Kristalova (Sweden) and Tori Wrånes (Norway) to represent the Nordic Countries Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2026. The exhibition will be curated by Kiasma’s Chief Curator, Anna Mustonen. It is commissioned by Kiasma in collaboration with Moderna Museet and OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway.
“Representing a dynamic and diverse approach to contemporary Nordic artistic practice, the exhibition brings together artists from different backgrounds and creative disciplines. Known for their distinctive approaches to sculpture, installation and performance, the artists share a common exploration of transformation, resilience and vulnerability, often blurring the boundaries between the real and the imagined”, Kiasma states in the press release.
“The exhibition invites visitors to journey through a dynamic interplay of imagination and reality that bridges Nordic cultural heritage with broader global contexts. Sverre Fehn’s iconic architecture itself serves as a timeless backdrop, that fosters a dialogue between art, culture, and the built environment.”, curator Anna Mustonen says.
The Nordic Countries Pavilion was designed by Norwegian architect Sverre Fehn and completed in 1962. It has since been a space for collaboration between three Nordic countries – Finland, Norway and Sweden – who alternate as principal commissioners of the Pavilion.
At the 2026 Venice Biennale, Finland will host two pavilions in Giardini: the Aalto Pavilion commissioned by Frame and The Nordic Pavilion commissioned by Kiasma.
Benjamin Orlow (b. 1984, Turku, Finland; lives and works in London, UK) works across sculpture, video and installation, to investigate the ways in which cultural narratives shape public and private spaces. His practice examines historical transitions, material culture and human interactions with built environments. His sculptures are often monumental, embodying solitude or the metamorphosis inherent in life’s cyclical nature. His artworks have recently exhibited at Kunsthalle Seinäjoki (2025, Finland), Des Bains (2024, London, UK), Kohta Kunsthalle (2023, Helsinki, Finland) and Horst-KANAL Centre Pompidou (2022, Brussels, Belgium).
Klara Kristalova (b. 1967, Prague, Czech Republic; lives and works in Norrtälje, Sweden) creates expressive sculptures that blend fairytale-like imagery with themes of isolation, transformation, and psychological depth. Her works, often made from glazed ceramics, embody a tactile sense of vulnerability and evoke memories of childhood emotions.
Tori Wrånes (b. 1978, Kristiansand, Norway; lives and works in Oslo, Norway) is a transdisciplinary artist and vocalist who fuses music, performance and sculpture to construct alternate realities. Her immersive, often otherworldly environments challenge perception and redefine traditional performance spaces, creating new rituals and dreamlike constellations.
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Il Padiglione del Belgio vedrà l'artista performativa Miet Warlop, con la curatrice Caroline Dumalin. Titolo del progetto "IT NEVER SSST".
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New work by artist Miet Warlop and curator Caroline Dumalin will be on display in the Belgian pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2026. This was announced by Flemish Minister of Culture Caroline Gennez (Vooruit). The new performance is entitled ‘It never SSST’.
IT NEVER SSST is a musical and living sculpture that is being rebuilt every day around the physical process of supporting. For her first large-scale performance exhibition in the Belgian Pavilion Miet Warlop unites performers and the international flow of people at the biennale around a central area of tension: the pursuit of human connection in a world that is always ‘on’.
‘With this contribution to the Belgian pavilion, we are providing Flemish top work in a top international location. We are also looking forward in particular to collaborating with Luxembourg and Austria, which, with Aline Bouvy and Florentina Holzinger, who both live in Brussels, are also opting for an interpretation on the borderline between the visual and the performative.’
Minister Caroline Gennez on the selection for the Belgian pavilion
La Scozia per la 61a Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte - La Biennale di Venezia del 2026, ha scelto Bugarin + Castle con un progetto curato dal Mount Stuart Trust e commissionato da Scotland + Venice. La commissione di Bugarin + Castle è un nuovo progetto multistrato che utilizza il concetto di parata come lente per esplorare complesse eredità emotive di vergogna, orgoglio e celebrazione.