What’s the most memorable work you’ve seen at the Venice Biennale 2026 so far?
Did anyone else notice how much media art there is at this year’s Venice Biennale?
Finally made it to Venice and honestly didn’t expect to see so much video, projection mapping, multichannel film, sound installations, etc. Feels like screen-based work is kind of everywhere this year.
One piece that really stayed with me was CARMEN: Utopias of Belonging by Ieva Lygnugarytė at Oratorio dei Crociferi.
It’s installed inside an old church and based on this real story where Lithuania tried to send a stuffed bison and a poem to the Pope in the 16th century, but it never arrived and basically disappeared from history.... The whole thing feels very much about who gets seen/heard culturally and who doesn’t.
Would love to know what works people found memorable this year too.
We’ve actually been putting together a free digest of 34 exhibitions around Venice, with a map, since there’s so much happening across the city. Happy to share it in DMs if anyone’s interested.