
From Hong Kong to Venice: “Fermata” at La Biennale di Venezia 2026
Artists Kingsley Ng and Angel Hui debut site-specific installations, creating a concerto of light, sound and movement.
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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.

Art Basel has long been the fair at which the international art world gathers to encounter the finest works on the market, first-hand and in an unrivalled setting of quality, expertise, and influence.

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.

Art Dubai announces key details of special edition to be held from 15 to 17 May 2026, highlighting Dubai’s enduring appeal as a creative hub.

Petra Kaltenbach is a fine artist, video artist, graphic designer, curator and art advisor. Born in Duisburg, Germany in 1962, Petra began her career as a graphic designer and held the position as managing director and partner of an advertising agency in Germany from 1991 – 2002.

The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh, – which will run from Saturday 9 May to Sunday 22 November 2026 at the Giardini, the Arsenale and in various locations around Venice. The pre-opening will take place on May 6, 7, and 8, while the awards ceremony and inauguration will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

On March 3rd, the exhibition “Veiled Land” by Hoda Madi opened at the Gasco Gallery in Santiago, Chile. This is a solo exhibition of her work from the past three years. It runs until the end of April.