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Venice Biennale 2026

Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser: Holding Contradictions at Venice 2026

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As India prepares its presentation for the Venice Biennale 2026, the selection of artist duo Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser deserves special attention for many reasons. Especially as they have worked together and individually, and as those who explore two kinds of ecological sensibilities—working collaboratively as Hylozoic/Desires—this signals a compelling shift toward interdisciplinary, […]

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Fragments of Home: Vera Tamari’s Art of Resilience at Venice Biennale 2026

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Vera Tamari

Amid ongoing wars in many places, the Venice Biennale, currently readying for the curtain raiser, is rife with controversy. In the context of Israeli artists participating in the Biennale amid continuing violence in Palestine, and Russian artists participating against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, this article offers a reflective look at Palestinian artist Vera

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Asim Waqif’s Ecologies: Fractured Cities and Living Materials

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Asim Waqif

Asim Waqif, an Indian artist, traverses architecture, ecology, and the vibrant life of cities to create art, representing India at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Waqif, born in Hyderabad (1978), trained as an architect, has become an artist and created a vocabulary of alluring atmospheres, sculpture, installation, and video. Through artwork, Asim Waqif examines how materials,

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

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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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Material, Memory, Myth: The Indian Artists Shaping Venice Biennale 2026

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India, presenting a curated show at Venice Biennale 2026, one of the most significant exhibitions in the world of contemporary art, with a powerful collective presentation titled ‘Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home’. Five of India’s most vibrant contemporary artists—Alwar Balasubramaniam (Bala), Sumakshi Singh, Ranjani Shettar, Asim Waqif, and Skarma Sonam Tashi—will collaborate on the project,

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