US Venice pavilion adds new guidelines for ‘American Values’

Luca Scarlini As if it were the first time. The Venice Biennale has often had to face Politics, with the capital of the most resounding interference. Trump's diktat for a pavilion that reflects American values makes it feel, after attacks at the Smithsonian Institute and other main institutions. After years of postcolonial chills, with curators from the Caribbean world and the native American heritage, it will give way to a Captain America of ar…

US Venice pavilion adds new guidelines for ‘American Values’

60th Venice Biennale, 2024, main pavilion. Via Wikimedia Commons Amid ongoing cuts to arts and culture funding in the US, the State Department has published the grant application for the Venice Biennale’s US pavilion with a revised agenda insisting on the promotion of ‘American values and policies’ and on ‘countering negative stereotypes’. The grant description has received significant edits since the last edition, that reflect the current admin…

US Finally Issues Call for 2026 Venice Biennale Proposals

The US government on April 30 opened the portal for submissions to represent the country at the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, to take place May 9–November 22, 2026. Among the changes submitting artists will notice this year are a shortened timeline for creating the work, and the implementation of parameters encouraging “works of art that reflect […]