Romanian Pavilion, Giardini della Biennale, Sestiere Castello, 30122 Venice
In his solo exhibition ‘Darwin's Room’ presented at Venice, Ghenie intriguingly takes the mode of inhabiting historical characters in order to reflect upon the difficult and often traumatic underpinnings of local histories. Review by Giuseppe Marasco
Pavilion of Iran, Cannaregio, Calle San Giovanni, 1074b, Venezia
Relatively isolated from the heart of the Venice Biennale, the Pavilion of Iran is located in a former shipbuilding factory in the Cannaregio district. The search, however, is worth the effort, as visitors are presented with an industrial, squat-like labyrinth, unfolding an eclectic mix of strong artworks making strong statements. Review by Evelyn Simons
Palazzo Fontana, Cannaregio 3829-3830, Venice
Jaime Marie Davis interviews Graham Fagen about his work for the Scotland + Venice at the 56th Venice Biennale.
Palazzo Grassi, Campo San Samuele, 3231, 30124 Venice
Taking its title from Nairy Baghramian’s phallic resin covered concrete piece, ‘Slip of the Tongue’ is a scenario for chance, an opportunity in a conversation for diversion. Review by Bob Gelsthorpe
Various venues, 56th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale
Rob La Frenais reflects on the nature of 'Shifting Pavilions' at this year's Venice Biennale.
Fondazione Prada, Calle de Ca' Corner, Santa Croce 2215, 30135 Venice
Catherine Spencer asks whether more could have been made of the Prada Foundation's complete recreation of Harald Szeemann's iconic 1969 exhibition 'When Attitudes Become Form'.
Fondazione Querini Stamalia, Santa Maria Formosa, Castello 5252, 30122 Venice, Italy
'Hashimoto's installations are, at one and the same time, a tangible exploration of the fascinating possible intersections between painting and sculpture, figuration and abstraction, nature and artifice.'
Canadian Pavilion, Giardini, Venice, Italy
Shary Boyle transforms the Canadian pavilion into a grotto of fantastical creatures, hallucinatory aesthetics, and silent expression. Review by Pandora Syperek.
British Pavilion, Giardini, Venice, Italy
Jeremy Deller brings a very English exhibition to the Venice Biennale, complete with workers' protests, folk aesthetics, William Morris, Russian oligarchs and cups of tea. Review by C Staunton-Price.
Pavilions of Cyprus and Lithuania, Venice, Italy
This unprecedented collaboration explores warp-holes of time between distinct cultures, whose intrinsic plurality of perspectives works as open premises to be discovered and explored in the making of the project. Review by Francesca Cavallo.
US Pavilion, Giardini, Venice, Italy
Sarah Sze has transformed the discrete galleries of the US pavilion into an intersecting network, structured by her huge sculptural installations of accumulated everyday objects. Review by Marie d'Elbée
Pavilion of Netherlands, Giardini, Venice, Italy
Mark Manders shows in the Dutch pavilion this Biennale. The exhibition covers a 23 year span of the artists' activity, combining existing installations with a monumental 4 metre high new work.
Nordic Pavilion and Finnish Alvar Aalto Pavilion, Giardini, Venice, Italy
Falling Trees is the most extensive Finnish exhibition yet to be presented in Venice, and responds to an event at the previous Biennale in 2011 when a large tree fell on the Alvar Aalto pavilion, cutting short its display.
