Krispin JosephPX

Krispin Joseph PX, a poet and journalist, completed an MFA in art history and visual studies at the University of Hyderabad and an MA in sociology and cultural anthropology from the Central European University, Vienna.

Anca Benera & Arnold Estefán: The Black Sea Is Not a Geography but a Condition

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
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Since 2012, the Romanian artist duo Anca Benera and Arnold Estefán, who have been working together, have been showcasing their artwork at the Venice Biennale. Their work is discussed in terms of its political and social bearing, as well as its representation of contemporary life experiences of the Romanian people on a global stage. The […]

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Andreas Angelidakis Reimagines the National Pavilion as an Anti-Fascist Escape Room

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Andreas Angelidakis

Andreas Angelidakis, an architect and artist from Athens, is making waves at the Venice Biennale with his artwork, which is characterised as providing an anti-fascist escape room with purposefully campy touches. His work encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including publishing, exhibition design, architecture, and curating, and as a self-described internet addict, he uses and

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Listening to the Sea: Jon Cuyson’s Quiet Politics at the Venice Biennale

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /

Through the installation ‘Sea of Love,’ which tells the story of the sea from four perspectives—the sailor, his mother, his lover, and the sea of echoes—Philippine artist Jon Cuyson is creating a new kind of visual experience at the Venice Biennale. The work explores a spatial environment shaped by the logic of the sea, using

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Art After Exile: Reading Zhanna Kadyrova’s Stone War Bread, ‘Palianytsia’

Artist Profile /
Kadyrova Zhanna

We are currently in the midst of many wars. While the Russia-Ukrainian war that started on February 24, 2022, is ongoing, America and Israel together attacked Iran, while Israel’s attacks on Palestinians continue. The response given by writer Arundhati Roy to the question of how to look at the war is noteworthy: “Once weapons were

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From Sapi to Venice: Skarma Sonam Tashi’s Journey Through Memory and Material

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
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The artworks of Skarma Sonam Tashi, from the Indian mountains of Ladakh, are resonating at the Venice Biennale. That resonance has as much depth and breadth as the winds blowing in the Himalayas. Sonam Tashi, India’s delegate at the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026, is bringing the essence of Ladakh’s high-altitude culture, along with an

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RojoNegro on Ritual, Resistance, and Indigenous Futures at the Venice Biennale

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Rojonegro

The artwork, created together by María Sosa and Noé Martínez, a Mexico-based artist collective known as RojoNegro, has drawn special attention from art lovers and received critical acclaim at the Venice Biennale. ‘Actos invisibles para sostener el universo’ is considered both the sounds echoing through Mexican worlds and self-defence, while also offering a respite from

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Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka at the Venice Biennale: ‘Embodied Ecologies of Paper, Water, and Memory’

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka

Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka, a queer Japanese-Canadian artist born in 1988, is a prominent figure at the Venice Biennale. Alexa Hatanaka primarily works with paper, utilising printmaking, ink drawing, and natural dyeing alongside sewing. She also interacts with traditional paper materials and techniques that both demand and support a clean environment. These modifications of customs, which

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A Journey Through Layers of Truth: Norton Maza Represents Chile at the Venice Biennale

Interview, Venice Biennale 2026 /
Norton Maza

At the ongoing Venice Biennale, the artworks of Chilean artist Norton Maza are attracting the attention of art lovers, just as those of other artists from the Global South, and are making the concept of ‘art’ and politics the centre of discussion. Considering the artist’s family history, especially that his father was arrested after the

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