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1. yuko mohri tunes into the unseen energies connecting people and objects

   at centro botín, the artist stages kinetic environments of leaking circuits, improvised soundscapes, and responsive installations shaped by air, humidity, debris, and chance.

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2. rikrit tiravanija designs qatar pavilion for gatherings, performances and rituals in venice

   designed by rirkrit tiravanija, the temporary gathering space in the giardini brings together sound, food, film, and collective participation from across the arab world.

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3. melting eyewear in glass and gold blurs sculpture, design, and optics in venice biennale

   the melting silhouette suggests distortion within systems of vision.

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4. koyo kouoh foundation launches to carry forward the late curator’s legacy

   the foundation traces the late curator's influence from RAW material company to zeitz MOCAA and the 2026 venice art biennale.

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5. candy chandeliers slowly dissolve through venetian palazzo in exploration of fragile joy

   dutch artist simone post transforms the historic interiors of palazzo contarini polignac into a dreamlike installation of candy-coated objects.

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6. JR begins shaping stone-like cavern across paris’ pont neuf, honoring christo & jeanne-claude

   after many years in development, la caverne du pont neuf will be on view from june 6th to june 28th, 2026.

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7. kazakhstan pavilion turns silence into a sensory landscape at venice biennale

   through tactile materials and spatial interventions, the exhibition invites visitors to attune to the quieter frequencies of memory, mourning, and inherited experience.

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8. india pavilion explores memories of home through thread, bamboo, and earth in venice

   the india pavilion returns to venice biennale 2026 with geographies of distance, tracing home through earth, thread and bamboo.

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9. ‘a little theater of life’: JR weaves monumental tapestry of community care in venice

   the artist teams up with master weaver giovanni bonotto to reinterpret a 16th century painting from a biblical miracle to a contemporary model of social repair.

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10. 208 baby dolls animate japan pavilion in ei arakawa-nash’s playful ode to care

    visitors cradle baby dolls through gardens and interiors in an exhibition that reframes caregiving as a shared performance of joy and vulnerability.

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