The 2026 Venice Biennale, running May 9 to November 22, features 100 national participations and a main exhibition titled "In Minor Keys" curated posthumously by late Cameroonian artistic director Koyo Kouoh, who died in May 2025. Russia's pavilion reopening has triggered an EU threat to suspend €2 million in funding, while controversies also surround South Africa's empty pavilion after an artist's work was blocked and Australia's initially revoked then rehired artist.
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The 2026 Venice Biennale, running May 9 to November 22, features 100 national participations and a main exhibition titled "In Minor Keys" curated posthumously by late Cameroonian artistic director Koyo Kouoh, who died in May 2025. Russia's pavilion reopening has triggered an EU threat to suspend €2 million in funding, while controversies also surround South Africa's empty pavilion after an artist's work was blocked and Australia's initially revoked then rehired artist.