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Posted On: May 8th 2026, 06:39 pm
Non sedersi at the Venice Biennale. From the AI summary of the show’s curatorial vision:
“In Minor Keys,” the 61st International Art Exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale (May 9 – Nov 22), centers on creating spaces of rest, intimate reflection, and quiet resilience against a chaotic world.
Pictured: not many spaces of rest or intimate reflection at the Venice Biennale. A few - not comfortable in the least - seats in the main exhibition. No seats in the US pavilion, Nordic pavilion, Danish pavilion, on and on and on. And the German pavilion has plenty of seats - but they’re on the wall.
Who are these big exhibitions actually for?
Who do they imagine their audiences are - or aren’t?
Who gets to rest and reflect and who doesn’t?
How progressive is all this, really?
“In Minor Keys,” the 61st International Art Exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale (May 9 – Nov 22), centers on creating spaces of rest, intimate reflection, and quiet resilience against a chaotic world.
Pictured: not many spaces of rest or intimate reflection at the Venice Biennale. A few - not comfortable in the least - seats in the main exhibition. No seats in the US pavilion, Nordic pavilion, Danish pavilion, on and on and on. And the German pavilion has plenty of seats - but they’re on the wall.
Who are these big exhibitions actually for?
Who do they imagine their audiences are - or aren’t?
Who gets to rest and reflect and who doesn’t?
How progressive is all this, really?
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