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Venice Biennale 2026

The Venice Biennale is one of the world’s most important international art exhibitions, bringing together leading contemporary artists, curators, and cultural institutions from across the globe.

Held in Venice, Italy, since 1895, the Biennale serves as a key platform for showcasing new artistic practices, critical ideas, and global cultural dialogue.

The Venice Biennale 2026 is expected to highlight pressing themes in contemporary art, including identity, politics, climate, technology, and social change. India’s participation has become increasingly significant, with the Indian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale emerging as a major site for presenting the country’s diverse artistic voices.

In addition to the official pavilion, Indian artists are also featured in collateral events, international exhibitions, and independent projects across Venice, expanding India’s presence on the global art stage. This section on Abir Pothi offers comprehensive coverage of the Venice Biennale 2026, with a focus on the Indian Pavilion, participating Indian artists, curatorial concepts, and key highlights from the exhibition.

Readers can explore artist profiles, exhibition reviews, interviews, and insights into the evolving role of Indian contemporary art within the global art ecosystem.

The Art of Sumakshi Singh: Weaving Memory, Space, and Silence

Artist Sumakshi Singh, known for her unique ability to materialise the intangible—memory, perception, fragility, and time—is a leading figure in contemporary Indian art, and represents India at this year’s Venice Biennale. She brings an artistic language composed of thread, translucency, stillness, and the delicate tension between presence and disappearance. Her delicate yet theoretically grounded paintings […]

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111 Artists Announced for “In Minor Keys,” Main Exhibition of the 61st Venice Biennale

The 61st Venice Biennale has unveiled the list of 111 participating artists for its main exhibition, In Minor Keys, curated by the team of the late Cameroonian-Senegalese curator Koyo Kouoh. Slated to open this April in the Giardini and Arsenale, the exhibition is being widely regarded as one of the most anticipated editions in recent years,

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Raw Collaborative’s Design Cultures – City Collabs Kolkata Set to Showcase Indian Design Legacy

Raw Collaborative is bringing its innovative Design Cultures series to Kolkata with the City Collabs edition, running from February 27 to March 1, 2026, at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC). This travelling showcase explores India’s diverse design landscape by blending craft traditions, contemporary practices, and cultural narratives, making design accessible and place-specific.​ Event Highlights

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Between Earth and Ephemera, and the Art of Skarma Sonam Tashi

As India’s representative at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2026, Skarma Sonam Tashi is carrying an artistic career advancing at an incredible pace, as well as the spirit of an entire high-altitude culture in Ladakh. Tashi, a sculptor whose materials, philosophy, and form speak forcefully to the ecological and cultural crises of our time, was

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Alwar Balasubramaniam: ‘Tracing the Self’, Body, and Becoming

The creative world of Alwar Balasubramaniam, known as “Bala,” spans decades of exciting practice. His techniques, which began with an intense focus on painting and printmaking, evolved dramatically after 2000, when he turned toward sculpture and immersive installations—an ongoing exploration now culminating in his role as India’s representative at the upcoming Venice Biennale. As we

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