At the German pavilion, the artist has re-created the housing estate where she grew up to tell the forgotten history of migrants, including her parents, hired under a socialist agreement between East ...

The 61st Venice Biennale has opened its doors without a formal opening ceremony and overshadowed by controversy regarding the ...

Opening amid unrest: Protests against Israel and Russia’s inclusion led to strikes, police clashes, and the closure of around 20 national pavilions during the Biennale’s preview. British Pavilion ...

No Venice Biennale has felt more roiled in controversy than the current edition. But despite the headlines, the artists are still here, putting in the effort to make some of their most ambitious work ...

Naked piss-tank dancers; Wohnung dioramas; monuments to massacre and more – ArtReview editors on the national pavilions not to miss at the 61st Venice Biennale, running from 9 May through 22 November ...

At the Venice Biennale, Germany’s pavilion “Ruin” by Sung Tieu and the late Henrike Naumann overlays a GDR-era housing facade onto its Nazi-era building, confronting intertwined legacies of fascism, ...

Germany’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale, titled “Ruin,” transforms its Nazi-era architecture into a layered reflection on East German history, migration, and the persistence of far-right ideologies.

Of course, many of the national pavilions in the rest of the Giardini do offer more thoughtful perspectives. Two standouts ...

The 61st Venice Biennale preview opened in a highly charged atmosphere after its jury resigned over the participation of Israel and Russia, leading to the cancellation of its top prizes. Germany’s ...

At the Venice Biennale, Sung Tieu and Henrike Naumann transform the Germany Pavilion into a meditation on memory and ...