Venice Biennale 2026: Must-See Exhibitions Across the City
The FuoriBiennale program at the 2026 Venice Biennale includes significant exhibitions. Celebrating her 80th birthday, Marina Abramović's 'Transforming Energy' is displayed at Gallerie dell’Accademia, featuring her works alongside Renaissance art. At Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, 'Peggy Guggenheim a Londra' showcases artists from her London gallery. Palazzo Grassi is home to 'The Promise of Change' by Michael Armitage and 'Co-Travellers' by Amar Kanwar. Lorna Simpson's 'Third Person' and Paulo Nazareth's 'Algebra' are exhibited at Punta della Dogana. Fondazione Prada presents 'Helter Skelter' featuring Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince. Additional exhibitions include Joseph Kosuth at Casa dei Tre Oci, Erwin Wurm at Museo Fortuny, and Lara Favaretto at Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, with various locations highlighting Etruscan culture and contemporary artistry.
Key facts
- Marina Abramović is the first living woman to have a solo show at Gallerie dell’Accademia, featuring 'Transforming Energy' from May 6 to October 19, 2026.
- Peggy Guggenheim's exhibition at her Venetian palace covers her London gallery Guggenheim Jeune, open January 1938, with works by Kandinsky, Tanguy, Henry Moore, and Lucian Freud.
- Michael Armitage's 'The Promise of Change' at Palazzo Grassi includes 45 paintings on lubugo bark cloth, addressing East African tensions and colonial legacy.
- Paulo Nazareth's 'Algebra' at Punta della Dogana features a salt trail shaped like a tumbeiro slave ship, linking capitalism and slavery.
- Fondazione Prada's 'Helter Skelter' pairs Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince with over 50 works on appropriation and American contradictions.
- Lara Favaretto's 'Momentary Monument – The Library' at Biblioteca Marciana displays 3,500 donated books for public consultation and appropriation.
- Georg Baselitz's posthumous exhibition 'Eroi d’Oro' at Fondazione Giorgio Cini presents his latest gold-ground paintings with inverted figures.
- Ocean Space's 'Tide of Returns' by Repatriates Collective features Dadikwakwa-kwa shell dolls from the Anindilyakwa people of Groote Eylandt, Australia.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Abramović
- Titian
- Ulay
- Peggy Guggenheim
- Jean Cocteau
- Marcel Duchamp
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Yves Tanguy
- Henry Moore
- Marie Vassilieff
- Pegeen Guggenheim
- Lucian Freud
- Michael Armitage
- Amar Kanwar
- Lorna Simpson
- Paulo Nazareth
- Arthur Jafa
- Richard Prince
- Joseph Kosuth
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Michel Foucault
- Ceal Floyer
- Erwin Wurm
- Mariano Fortuny
- Henriette Fortuny
- Bizhan Bassiri
- Piero della Francesca
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Alberto Burri
- Monia Ben Hamouda
- Lara Favaretto
- Janis Rafa
- Maya Watanabe
- Massimo D’Anolfi
- Martina Parenti
- Roman Khimeie
- Yarema Malashchuck
- Yuyan Wang
- Wang Tuo
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Baldassarre Longhena
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
- Verena Melgarejo Weinandt
- Jenny Saville
- Hernan Bas
- Dries Van Noten
- Phil Ochs
- Horst P. Horst
- Georg Baselitz
- Nigel Cooke
- Giovanni Querini
- Francesco Guardi
- Ahmet Güneştekin
- Lydia Ourahmane
- Amoako Boafo
- Anish Kapoor
- Marinella Senatore
- Alighiero Boetti
- Lee Ufan
Institutions
- Gallerie dell’Accademia
- Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
- Guggenheim Jeune
- Palazzo Grassi
- Pinault Collection
- Punta della Dogana
- Fondazione Prada
- Casa dei Tre Oci
- Berggruen Institute
- Palazzo Diedo
- Fondazione Berggruen Arts & Culture
- Museo Fortuny
- Museo Correr
- Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
- Fondazione Bvlgari
- Palazzo Ducale
- Complesso dell’Ospedaletto
- Fondazione In Between Art Film
- Ocean Space
- TBA21–Academy
- Ca’ Pesaro
- Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna
- Fondazione Dries Van Noten
- Le Stanze della Fotografia
- Fondazione Giorgio Cini
- Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- Pace Gallery
- Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation
- SMAC
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Gallerie dell’Accademia
- Calle della Carità, Dorsoduro 1050
- Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Dorsoduro 701
- Palazzo Grassi, Campo San Samuele, San Marco 3231
- Punta della Dogana, Dorsoduro 2
- Ca’ Corner della Regina, Calle Corner, Santa Croce 2215
- Casa dei Tre Oci, Fondamenta Zitelle, Giudecca 43
- Palazzo Diedo, Fondamenta Trapolin, Cannaregio 2386
- Museo Fortuny, San Marco 3958
- Museo Correr, Piazza San Marco 52
- Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Piazza San Marco 7
- Palazzo Ducale, Piazza San Marco 1
- Complesso dell’Ospedaletto, Barbaria de le Tole, Castello 6691
- Ocean Space, Campo San Lorenzo, Castello 5069
- Ca’ Pesaro, Calle del Tentor, Santa Croce 2076
- Palazzo Pisani Moretta, San Polo 2766
- Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore
- Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore
- Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Campiello Santa Maria Formosa, Castello 5252
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