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• 8 Must-See Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Italy, May 2026 festival-fair

  May 2026 marks a vibrant period for modern art in Italy, prominently featuring the 61st Venice Biennale, themed "In Minor Keys," curated by Koyo Kouoh, who sadly passed away on…

• Venice Biennale in crisis: President Buttafuoco under fire after jury resigns festival-fair

  The Venice Biennale faces a major crisis just before its opening on Saturday, May 9, 2026. After the entire jury resigned over disputes regarding the participation of Russia and…

• Indigenous-led Dungeons & Dragons experience Dungeons & Damper set for Vivid 2026 festival-fair

  Dungeons & Damper: Inside the D20, an Indigenous-led Dungeons & Dragons initiative, will be the highlight of Vivid 2026 in Sydney. Developed by Wonnarua writer-directors Maddison…

• Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2026: 5 Must-See Shows festival-fair

  The Adelaide Cabaret Festival returns from 4 to 21 June 2026 at the Adelaide Festival Centre, curated by Artistic Director Reuben Kaye under the theme 'delicious revolution'. The…

• Galleries Flood Instagram with Biennale Announcements festival-fair

  A growing trend sees galleries using Instagram to announce their participation in the Venice Biennale. In recent weeks, Victoria Miro, Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner, Pace,…

• Berlin Theatertreffen Opens with Anti-Right Stance, Culture Minister Absent festival-fair

  The Berlin Theatertreffen, a major annual theater festival, has opened with a clear political stance against right-wing extremism. The festival, which showcases the most notable…

• Berlin Gallery Weekend Defies Gloomy Art Scene Mood festival-fair

  Despite a mixed atmosphere in Berlin's art scene, the Gallery Weekend once again proved to be a stroke of luck. The event brought together galleries, collectors, and art…

• INDA Announces 61st Season at Syracuse Greek Theatre festival-fair

  The 61st season of the INDA (Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico) at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse will open on May 8, 2026, with Euripides' Alcestis, translated by Elena Fabbro…

• Asia Forum 2026: Minor Feelings at Venice Biennale festival-fair

  Asia Forum 2026, titled 'Minor Feelings,' will take place on May 9, 2026, at Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, coinciding with the 61st Venice Biennale 'Minor Keys' curated…

• Chinese Film Festival 2026 Tours Ten French Cities from May 10 to June 30 festival-fair

  The Chinese Film Festival in France, one of the world's most important and internationally influential festivals dedicated to Chinese cinema, will run from May 10 to June 30,…

• Sky Arte's Artbox Covers EXPOSED Torino Photo Festival and Max Bill Show festival-fair

  On May 5, 2026, Sky Arte’s Artbox will showcase its 24th episode, highlighting the third EXPOSED Torino Photo Festival, which continues until June 2. With a theme inspired by…

• 5 Emerging Designers at Paris Fashion Week FW 2026/27 festival-fair

  Amid a luxury market downturn, with Bain & Company and Altagamma reporting 70 million clients lost between 2022 and 2025, the Paris Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2026/27 showcased…

• Orlando Festival 2026: Bergamo Explores Sexual-Affective Geography festival-fair

  The 13th edition of ORLANDO, a festival of performing arts and cinema, takes place in Bergamo from May 5 to 10, 2026. Organized by Associazione Culturale Immaginare Orlando in…

• Le_Brimet's AI installation imagines future forests at Future Days 2025 festival-fair

  At Future Days 2025 in Lisbon, Portuguese computational designer le_Brimet unveiled Data Trees Metamorphosis, an innovative AI art installation that merges the digital realm with…

• Moradavaga's kinetic mirrored fish installation at Mar Motto 2026 festival-fair

  Moradavaga's A-L-M-A-D-R-A-V-A, a site-specific kinetic installation for the 2026 Mar Motto festival in Faro, Portugal, transforms a former beer factory near Ria Formosa Natural…

• Vogue's First Friday Met Gala Pre-Party at Madame Tussauds Blends Fashion and Wax Figures festival-fair

  Vogue hosted its annual First Friday party at Madame Tussauds in Times Square, New York, on the Friday before the Met Gala. The event, presented by Google and Uber Eats, featured…

• Dezeen Editors Pick Top Furniture and Lighting from Milan Design Week 2026 festival-fair

  Dezeen's editorial team selected standout furniture and lighting from Milan Design Week 2026, held April 20–26. Highlights include Jabez Bartlett's Inflatable Table 001, a PVC…

• La Belle Baroque 2026: Baroque Meets Japanese Soul in Beaujolais festival-fair

  The third edition of the Festival La Belle Baroque, titled "Une âme japonaise, entre Orient et Occident," will take place from June 9 to June 14, 2026, in the Beaujolais region of…

• Anna Deilmann’s Insider Guide to Gallery Weekend Berlin festival-fair

  Anna Deilmann, an art strategist from Berlin, offers her perspective on Gallery Weekend Berlin, characterizing it as a period filled with movement and social interactions. Notable…

• Venice Biennale Replaces Golden Lions with Public Vote Amid Crisis festival-fair

  The 61st Venice Biennale has scrapped its traditional Golden Lion awards and introduced "Visitor Lions" to be decided by public vote. This follows the jury's collective…

• Day Zero Festival: Electronic Music and Sustainability in the Mayan Jungle festival-fair

  Day Zero Festival, founded by DJ Damian Lazarus on December 21, 2012, in response to the Mayan calendar prophecy, has grown into a premier electronic music festival emphasizing…

• Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026 Announces 9th Edition with Eleven Exhibitions festival-fair

  Scheduled to run from June 5 to September 22, 2026, the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg, themed "Alliance, Infinity, Love—in the Face of the Other," will be hosted across…

• La Fura dels Baus Defies Gravity at Costa Rica International Arts Festival festival-fair

  Spanish theatrical group La Fura dels Baus presented 'RECONEC' at the grand finale of the International Arts Festival in Costa Rica, featuring dancers suspended from a crane who…

• Venice Biennale's Market Ties Exposed as Galleries, Auction Houses, and Fashion Brands Converge festival-fair

  The 61st Venice Biennale opens, revealing an increasingly overt entanglement with the art market. Galleries now commonly fund artist projects in Venice and other biennials,…

• 52° Festival della Valle d’Itria: Mediterranean Theme, Rare Baroque Opera, and Bizet’s Original Carmen festival-fair

  The 52nd edition of the Festival della Valle d’Itria will take place from July 14 to August 2, 2026, in Martina Franca and other locations in Puglia, Italy. Organized by the…

• Femua 2026: Youssou N'Dour, Black M, Fatoumata Diawara Headline Abidjan Festival festival-fair

  The 18th edition of the Festival des musiques urbaines d'Anoumabo (Femua) is underway in Abidjan, featuring headliners Youssou N'Dour, Black M, and Fatoumata Diawara. Organized by…

• May 2026 Art and Culture Events Across France festival-fair

  In May 2026, France will host a variety of cultural and artistic events. The 20th Interstice festival in Caen, taking place from May 6 to 10, will showcase emerging talent with…

• CULTURED Magazine Hosts Third Annual CULT100 Gala at the Guggenheim festival-fair

  CULTURED Magazine held its third annual CULT100 party at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York on April 30, 2026, in partnership with Valentino and Valentino Beauty. The…

• Gabriele Ricci on Creative Direction at Digital Design Days 2026 festival-fair

  Gabriele Ricci, Creative & Motion Director, will speak at Digital Design Days 2026 in Milan. His talk focuses on the evolving role of the designer, emphasizing that clear…

• 10 Must-See Shows at Berlin Gallery Weekend 2026 festival-fair

  For Berlin's Gallery Weekend 2026, editors of Monopol magazine have highlighted ten exceptional exhibitions. At Walter Storms, Giorgio Griffa, aged 90, showcases his first solo…

• Gallery Weekend Berlin Expands with New Perspectives Section Amid City's Identity Crisis festival-fair

  Gallery Weekend Berlin (GWB) introduces a new rotating section called Perspectives for its 2025 edition (1-3 May), expanding participation from 50 to 57 galleries. Perspectives…

• Wallpaper* Editors' May 2026 Highlights: Venice Biennale, Ashmolean's 'In Bloom', and Almodóvar Retrospective festival-fair

  Wallpaper* magazine's editors have curated a list of must-see events for May 2026, spanning art, architecture, food, and film. The Venice Art Biennale opens to the public on 9…

• Malta Biennale 2026: Visceral Art Amidst Geopolitical Tensions festival-fair

  The Malta Biennale 2026, curated by Rosa Martínez under the theme 'Clean. Clear. Cut,' runs until 29 May across multiple historic sites in Malta and Gozo. The main exhibition…

• Milan Design Week 2026: Top Parties and Nightlife Highlights festival-fair

  Milan Design Week 2026 featured a vibrant nightlife scene with numerous parties hosted by brands, studios, and publications. Volker Haug Studio and The Future Perfect hosted a…

• Neri Torcello on African Art in Venice Forum 2026: Beyond Visibility festival-fair

  The African Art in Venice Forum (AAVF) returns on May 5–6, 2026, ahead of the Venice Biennale, with the theme "Beyond Visibility: A Method of Inquiry." Founded in 2017 by Neri…

• Russia absent from 60th Venice Biennale amid Ukraine war festival-fair

  The 60th Venice Biennale, themed 'Foreigners Everywhere,' proceeds without a Russian pavilion due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. While the Gaza conflict dominates discourse, the…

• Milan Design Week 2026: Has Brandification Gone Too Far? festival-fair

  In the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly, editors Nat Barker, Cajsa Carlson, and Jane Englefield debate whether Milan Design Week 2026 has reached peak 'brandification.' The podcast…

• NYC Art Events During Met Gala Week 2026 festival-fair

  On May 4th, the 2026 Met Gala will take place alongside a variety of art events and exhibitions in New York City. Opening on May 10th at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is 'Costume…

• Italian Theatre and Dance Festivals: May 2026 Highlights festival-fair

  Italy's first half of May 2026 is packed with theatre and dance festivals exploring unconventional performance spaces and new dramaturgies. Key events include: inDivenire in Rome…

• Cicciolina to Perform Italo-Disco Hits at Venice Biennale Danish Pavilion festival-fair

  Ilona Staller, the Hungarian-born Italian porn star and former parliamentarian known as Cicciolina, will perform a selection of her Italo-disco hits at the Danish pavilion during…