ArtReview April 2026 Roundup: Venice Biennale Talks, TarraWarra Curator, Art Dubai Details, and Exhibition Reviews

ArtReview and ArtReview Asia published multiple articles in mid-April 2026. On April 20, a conversation between poet Arch Hades and ArtReview editor Fi Churchman was scheduled for May 8 at the Scoletta Battioro e Tiraoro di Venezia in Venice, Italy, presented in partnership with the Erarta Foundation. That same day, Mikala Tai was announced as curator for the 2027 TarraWarra Biennial, running from July 31 to November 14. Artist Faig Ahmed discussed representing Azerbaijan at the 61st Venice Biennale on April 17, calling it a place for free speech. Art Dubai revealed its 2026 edition details on April 16, featuring 50 galleries with nearly two-thirds from the region. Reviews included Cindy Ziyun Huang's analysis of Marcos Kueh's work on Chinese labor and migration, Yuwen Jiang's assessment of the Guangzhou Image Triennial 2025 addressing technological mediation, and Leela Keshav's critique of Gardar Eide Einarsson's coded nonimages. Opinion pieces covered the Antwerp Six's legacy by Sofia Hallström and Abdul Halik Azeez's illustrated text critiquing urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Anandi Mishra compared reading cultures between Delhi, India and Gothenburg, Sweden. Peter-Klaus Schuster was identified as director of the Staatlichen Museen and Nationalgalerie.