At the Venice Biennale, Koyo Kouoh’s ‘In Minor Keys’ Looks Deeply at Lush Gardens and a Scarred Earth

10 Things to See at the 2026 Venice Biennale

Image by Andrea Avezzu, courtesy La Biennale di Venezia The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens to the public from May 9 through November 22, 2026, with preview days from May 6 to 8. This year’s edition, In Minor Keys, follows the curatorial concept of the late Koyo Kouoh and unfolds across the Giardini, the Arsenale, and locations throughout Venice. ART The main exhibition features 110 invited participants, includi…

At the Venice Biennale, Koyo Kouoh’s ‘In Minor Keys’ Looks Deeply at Lush Gardens and a Scarred Earth

To say that just one aspect of this Venice Biennale is unprecedented would be to understate all that circumstance has dealt this edition of the international art festival. While controversies surrounding several national pavilions—Israel, Russia, the US, South Africa, and Australia, to name a few—loom large, the unexpected death of the central exhibition’s curator, Koyo Kouoh, one year ago looms largest. Before her death, Kouoh had defined the e…