Art News Updates: Venice Biennale Commission, Kyoto Fair Leadership, Glover Prize Winner, NYC Cultural Appointment
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art has commissioned Nalini Malani for a collateral exhibition at the 61st Venice Biennale, titled 'Of Woman Born,' running from May 9 to November 22 at Magazzini del Sale n.5. Art Collaboration Kyoto announced a new seven-member leadership committee effective April 1, replacing the single-director model ahead of its November fair. Australian artist Datsun Tran won the 2026 Glover Prize with his work 'The giants are falling,' receiving AUD 80,000. Diya Vij was appointed commissioner of New York's Department of Cultural Affairs, becoming the first person of South Asian heritage in this role since 1962.
Key facts
- Nalini Malani's exhibition 'Of Woman Born' is a collateral event at the 61st Venice Biennale, curated by Roobina Karode.
- Art Collaboration Kyoto transitions to a seven-member leadership committee starting April 1, 2026.
- Datsun Tran won the 2026 Glover Prize for his landscape painting created with joss sticks on mulberry paper.
- Diya Vij is the new commissioner of New York's Department of Cultural Affairs, appointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Entities
Artists
- Nalini Malani
- Datsun Tran
Institutions
- Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
- Art Collaboration Kyoto
- John Glover Society Inc.
- Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)
- Powerhouse Arts
- Queens Museum
- High Line
- Creative Time
Locations
- Venice
- Delhi
- Kyoto
- Tasmania
- Evandale
- New York