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The much-anticipated, Covid-delayed global showcase sees artists firmly moving away from figuration and toward a new end: the message.

Elon Musk’s Twitter plans; Roe v Wade; back at the Venice Biennale

Editorial: The latest edition of the art exhibition feeds all the senses. It feels exactly right for now

Artists, novelists, actors, poets: from the Venice Biennale to Bridgerton, Black women in their 50s and 60s are finally getting the recognition they deserve, says the pioneering Booker winner

It does seem a bit incongruous at first. Why are two London grime artists - not to mention two Egyptian rappers - appearing in a work by a 62 year-old Canadian artist at the Venice Biennale?

The Russian pavilion is closed and you can’t speak in the Italian one. Thank goodness for the opium-smoking cat and the human turning into a mobile phone. Our writer reports from the groundbreaking arts spectacular

The Venice Biennale is back and it’s as thrilling as ever, but what should you take the time to see?

In a seismic year, female artists take centre stage, while a timid institutional response leaves Ukraine to valiantly fend for itself

The event puts a spotlight on artists who have been overlooked, while also investigating themes including gender norms.

For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female artists, under the curatorial direction of Cecilia Alemani. The result is a Biennale that puts the spotlight on artists who have been long overlooked…

For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female and gender non-conforming artists, under the curatorial direction of Cecilia Alemani