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India at Venice Biennale 2026 curtain raiser: Many voices, one resonance

(From left) Curator of India Pavilion exhibit Amin Jaffer; artist Nalini Malani, presented by KNMA; artist Paresh Maity. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Come May 8, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale president Jitish Kallat will make an announcement of the curator for its seventh edition. Prior to that, on May 6, 2026, India will arrive in Venice not with a single story — but as a chorus.With a focus on the ideas of home, memory, and belonging and their shifting registers, the India Pavilion is taking the exhibition ‘Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home’ to...

The Hindu1d ago

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The Venice Biennale jury resigns amid tensions over awards ban, Russian participation

FILE - A private security officer stands next to a closed Russia's pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Antonio Calanni/AP hide caption toggle caption Antonio Calanni/AP MILAN — The international jury of the Venice Biennale resigned Thursday, just nine days before the world's oldest and most important contemporary art fair opens, amid tensions over Russia's participation and the panel's decision to bar prizes for countries accused of crimes against humanity. The Biennale said in a statement that the jury, made up of the president, Solange Farkas, and...

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