Venice Biennale Announces Participating Artists
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines VENICE ROLL CALL. The Venice Biennale has officially named the artists participating in its 2026 edition opening to the public May 9 through November 22. Considered the world’s most important art exhibition, the biennale is gearing up for its 61st edition, titled “In Minor Keys.” It’s already faced one major challenge after its curator, Koyo Kouoh, died suddenly last year. However, her vision is being realised through advisers she appointed. “The minor keys refuse orchestral bombast and goose-step military marches and come alive in the quiet tones, the lower frequencies, the hums, the consolations of poetry, all portals of improvisation to the elsewhere and the otherwise,” Kouoh wrote in a text that quotes from thinkers such as Édouard Glissant, Toni Morrison, and Patrick Chamoiseau. “The minor keys ask for listening that calls on the emotions and sustains them in return.” PARIS MUSEUM SHUFFLE. Laurence des Cars has stepped downfrom the top job at the Louvre, and Christophe Leribault is poised to replace her, reports Le …

