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Gallery Weekend Beijing (GWBJ) will mark its 10th anniversary with the opening of its 2026 edition on Friday 22 May, running through Sunday 31 May. VIP Days will take place from 22 to 24 May, followed by Public Days from 26 to 31 May.
Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen presents his first solo sculptural exhibition in Venice, “We Thought We Were Alone”, at Palazzo Rota Ivancich, which is now officially open to the public as of 6 May 2026, coinciding with the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
The National Pavilion of Saudi Arabia at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, commissioned by the Visual Arts Commission of the Ministry of Culture, will open on 9 May with Dana Awartani’s “May your tears never dry, you who weep over stones”, curated by Antonia Carver, with assistant curator Hafsa Alkhudairi.
Tashkeel presents “Unfolding”, a solo exhibition by Emirati artist Moza Al Falasi, slated to open on 15 May 2026.
Artists Kingsley Ng and Angel Hui debut site-specific installations, creating a concerto of light, sound and movement.
The work of Wallace Chan resists easy categorization. It moves between sculpture and jewelry, physics and metaphysics, material precision and philosophical speculation. Over the past decades, he has not only redefined what contemporary jewelry can be, but has also constructed an entirely personal language – one in which gemstones become vessels of time, and matter itself seems to hesitate between presence and disappearance.
In this conversation for Arte&Lusso, Bana Kattan reflects on her curatorial approach to the UAE National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, where the exhibition “Washwasha” unfolds as a meditation on sound, memory, and subtle forms of transmission.
The National Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates announces its forthcoming exhibition “Washwasha” at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. “Washwasha” is curated by Bana Kattan, Curator and Associate Head of Exhibitions at the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project, and Assistant Curator Tala Nassar.
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Haitham Al Busafi will represent Oman at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, running from 9 May – 22 November 2026, where he will also serve as its curator. Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, and located in the Arsenale Artiglierie, Zīnah transforms the tradition of Omani silver horse adornment (Al-zannah) into a monumental, participatory environment of sand, suspended metal, and collectively generated sound.
