The New York–based Teiger Foundation announced Wednesday that it had donated a total of $750,000 toward the realization of the 2026 Venice Biennale, set to open in May. The foundation’s gift is split in two parts, with $500,000 going directly to the Biennale to fund the exhibition’s production and another $250,000 going toward supporting artists who are realizing new work in Venice and traveling there to stage it. The latter donation is being administered by the American Friends of Zeitz MOCAA, where the 2026 Biennale’s late curator, Koyo Kouoh, was executive director and chief curator. Related Articles Kouoh died in May 2025, shortly before the theme of her exhibition was to be announced. This year’s Biennale carries the title “In Minor Keys,” and is being realized by a five-person team consisting of advisers Gabe Beckhurst Feijoo, Marie Hélène Pereira, and Rasha Salti; researcher Rory Tsapayi; and Siddhartha Mitter, who serves as editor-in-chief of the Biennale’s texts. “Koyo Kouoh’s In Minor Keys centers artists who make their own worlds, and these worlds are rooted in solidarity, …