"In Minor Keys frames the 61st Venice Art Biennale as an exploration of quieter, more intimate artistic frequencies, modes of expression that resist spectacle in favor of subtlety, vulnerability, and poetic persistence. The theme proposes art as a space of care, listening, and sensorial attunement, where artists work through fragments, whispers, and fugitive gestures to imagine alternative ways of being together."
"The show will unfold across the Biennale's two main anchors, the Giardini and the Arsenale, while also extending into various locations around Venice, keeping the exhibition plugged into the everyday routes, thresholds, and detours of the city. National Participations will activate their own exhibitions in the pavilions at the Giardini and Arsenale and across Venice's historic center, while a set of Collateral Events, proposed by international institutions and organizations, will add more exhibition sites and initiatives throughout the city."
The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia will run May 9–November 22, 2026, under the title In Minor Keys. Following the sudden passing of curator Koyo Kouoh on May 10, 2025, the Biennale will realize the exhibition exactly as she conceived it, with the full support of her family. In Minor Keys emphasizes quieter, intimate artistic modes that resist spectacle and foreground care, listening, vulnerability, and sensorial attunement. The presentation will take place across the Giardini and the Arsenale and will extend throughout Venice via national pavilions and Collateral Events.
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