Taiwanese Artist Li Yi-Fan to Present AI-Focused Work at 2026 Venice Biennale
Taiwanese artist Li Yi-Fan, based in Amsterdam, will present new work at the Taiwan Pavilion during the 2026 Venice Biennale from May 9 to November 22. His practice explores themes of technology, digital humanity, and algorithmic control through video works featuring a digital character he voices and manipulates. Key pieces include 'howdoyouturnthison' (2021) and 'What Is Your Favorite Primitive' (2023), which critique software subscription models and digital flattening. Li's work addresses what writer Cory Doctorow terms 'enshittification'—the corporate control of digital platforms. The artist's upcoming Biennale presentation will continue his examination of human-machine relationships in the contemporary technological landscape.
Key facts
- Li Yi-Fan will exhibit at the Taiwan Pavilion during the 2026 Venice Biennale (May 9–November 22)
- The artist creates video works featuring a digital character he voices and controls
- His 2021 work 'howdoyouturnthison' uses gaming software and addresses technological themes
- Li's practice critiques software subscription models and digital 'enshittification'
- The artist is currently in residency at Amsterdam's Rijksakademie
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
- Taiwan Pavilion
- Rijksakademie
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Taiwan
- Venice