Carnegie International, Met Gala Protests, Iran Withdraws from Venice Biennale

The 59th Carnegie International in Pittsburgh features 61 artists from around the world, with critic Ed Simon noting its vital commentary on authoritarianism and militarism. The exhibition is the oldest survey of its kind in the US, held in a city independent of the New York and LA art scenes. Separately, a protest against Jeff Bezos, who co-chaired the Met Gala, took place blocks from the museum, with projections condemning Amazon on his Manhattan penthouse. Iran has withdrawn from the national pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which opens for previews. MoMA PS1 will present the first US survey of Mexican artist Teresa Margolles, focusing on grief, violence, and the US-Mexico border. Editor-in-Chief Hakim Bishara reflects on MoMA's Marcel Duchamp show, and Julie Schneider reviews Christopher Payne's photographs at Cooper Hewitt. Hyperallergic has published a guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale.