8 highlights from Venice Biennale 2026
From sperm banks to human bells, we’ve rounded up the highlights from this year’s edition of the ‘art Olympics’

From piss tanks to puppets, the 61th Venice Biennale opening week was an art-induced fever dream; a multiverse of official venues and satellite exhibitions, spanning churches, galleries, and museums across the city and its surrounding islands. Crowds spilled into water buses, dancing between a seemingly endless stream of private openings, live performances, and afterparties. It was both exciting and pure chaos. A naked performer hung from a giant bell in the Giardini. Faux babies worehellip;
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