US Pavilion Fundraises Online for Venice Biennale
The American Arts Conservancy, a new nonprofit commissioning Alma Allen's 2026 US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, is soliciting donations via its website, having received no institutional financial support. In Los Angeles, a sculpture by Pedro Reyes at the newly unveiled LACMA building has sparked controversy, recalling a similar 2021 commission rejected by Mexico City after protests. The experimental nonprofit The Box LA has closed after 19 years. Hyperallergic also features a review of Nigerian modernism at Tate, a profile of DACA artist Arleene Correa Valencia, and a look at the V&A's new East London museum.
Key facts
- American Arts Conservancy is fundraising for the US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
- Alma Allen is the artist for the 2026 US Pavilion.
- The conservancy received no financial support from institutions.
- Pedro Reyes's sculpture at LACMA recalls a 2021 commission rejected by Mexico City.
- The Box LA has closed after 19 years.
- Nigerian modernism is the subject of a show at Tate.
- Arleene Correa Valencia is a DACA artist featured in Hyperallergic.
- V&A's new East London museum is reviewed.
Entities
Artists
- Alma Allen
- Pedro Reyes
- Arleene Correa Valencia
- Jeremy Frey
- Uche Okeke
- Alison Knowles
- Thomas J Price
Institutions
- American Arts Conservancy
- US Pavilion
- Venice Biennale
- LACMA
- The Box LA
- Tate
- Hyperallergic
- Next City
- Fridman Gallery
- V&A
- V&A East
- MacArthur Foundation
- Yale University Press
- NYU Steinhardt
- 80WSE Gallery
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- Greenwich Village