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Artpress May 2026 Issue: Venice Biennale Focus

publication · 2026-04-22

The May 2026 issue of artpress (No. 543) features a major dossier on the 61st Venice Biennale, titled 'In Minor Key'. Articles explore the biennale's interiority theme, with interviews and profiles of artists including Yto Barrada, Alma Allen, Henrike Naumann, Sung Tieu, Zhanna Kadyrova, and Amar Kanwar. Other highlights include a column on Jo Ractliffe's 'Ambush Site near Mupa', a history of FIAC (episode 3: 1994-2003), and reviews of the Malta Biennale '26, Soft Robots, Beverly Buchanan, Florence Chevallier, Sarah Tritz, Guido Guidi, Huma Bhabha/Alberto Giacometti, Barkley L. Hendricks, and Arcangelo Sassolino. The issue also covers books on Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jorge Luis Borges, Pierre Guyotat, Valère Novarina, Anne F. Garréta, Olivier Cadiot, Tiphaine Samoyault, and Bruno Nassim Aboudrar. The cover features Amar Kanwar's 'The Peacock's Graveyard' (2023) from the Pinault Collection.

Key facts

  • Artpress No. 543 is the May 2026 issue.
  • The issue includes a dossier on the 61st Venice Biennale titled 'In Minor Key'.
  • Artists featured include Yto Barrada, Alma Allen, Henrike Naumann, Sung Tieu, Zhanna Kadyrova, and Amar Kanwar.
  • Columns cover Jo Ractliffe's 'Ambush Site near Mupa' and a FIAC history episode.
  • Reviews include Malta Biennale '26, Soft Robots, Beverly Buchanan, Florence Chevallier, Sarah Tritz, Guido Guidi, Huma Bhabha/Alberto Giacometti, Barkley L. Hendricks, and Arcangelo Sassolino.
  • Book reviews cover Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jorge Luis Borges, Pierre Guyotat, Valère Novarina, Anne F. Garréta, Olivier Cadiot, Tiphaine Samoyault, and Bruno Nassim Aboudrar.
  • Cover image: Amar Kanwar's 'The Peacock's Graveyard' (2023) from Pinault Collection.
  • Next issue (No. 544, June 2026) will feature Kiki Smith, Joan Semmel, Hilma af Klint, and others.

Entities

Artists

  • Yto Barrada
  • Alma Allen
  • Henrike Naumann
  • Sung Tieu
  • Zhanna Kadyrova
  • Amar Kanwar
  • Jo Ractliffe
  • Beverly Buchanan
  • Florence Chevallier
  • Sarah Tritz
  • Guido Guidi
  • Huma Bhabha
  • Alberto Giacometti
  • Barkley L. Hendricks
  • Arcangelo Sassolino
  • Kiki Smith
  • Joan Semmel
  • Hilma af Klint

Institutions

  • artpress
  • Pinault Collection
  • Marian Goodman Gallery
  • SMAK
  • Galerie nationale du design à Saint-Étienne
  • Maison Max Ernst

Locations

  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Malta
  • Saint-Étienne
  • France

Sources