Venice Biennale 2026: Palazzo Takeovers, Venue by Venue
Eight Venetian palazzi and historic venues reopen across the same May weekend in 2026, each given over to a single artist or single curatorial pair, and the most-discussed shows of the 61st Venice Art Biennale are, almost without exception, not in the Giardini. The venice biennale palazzo takeovers this spring stretch from Anish Kapoor’s Palazzo Manfrin in Cannaregio to Fondazione Prada’s pairing of Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince at Ca’ Corner della Regina, with Marina Abramović inside the Gallerie dell’Accademia and Georg Baselitz, posthumously, on San Giorgio Maggiore. Read together they form a typology of how artists, foundations and institutions are now using Venice as a venue. ...