„Don’t trust the hype!“
As critics, we are often almost obliged to say that. But since we also produce social media content, we’re mini-populists too — just like the rest of you. That’s why, for this year’s Venice Biennale,
@nathan_the_rog came up with the Queue-Show Ratio to measure quality against popularity.
So now it’s up to you: trust the hype or trust our judgement.
Anyway, let us know how you skipped the line.
(We hate waiting, even as press card holders — and yes, Eva, the curator, also sent us her special invitation as a screenshot.)
„Seaworld Venice“ by Florentina Holzinger
@floholzinger
@austrianpavilion
„Ruin“ by Henrike Naumann & Sung Tieu
@sungtieu
@henkrikenaumann
@deutscherpavillon @kathleen.reinhardt
„Things to come“ by Maya Malou Lyse
@habitual_body_monitoring2
@danishpavilion
„Grass Babies, Moon Babies“ by Ei Arakawa Nash
@ei.arakawa.nash
Arsenale:
Cauleen Smith, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Kader Attia, Sandra Knecht, Guest Artist Space Foundation, Aline Bouvy, Belu Simion Fainaru, Malta pavilion
@maltapavilion2026 @cauleen_smith @belu_simion_fainaru
@alinebouvy @gasfoundation chnaechtspaecht
@thekaderattia ___tnm_
„Helter Skelter“ by Arthur Jafa & Richard Prince
@anamibia
@fondazioneprada
„Still Joy“ with Janet Cardiff, Gabrielle Goliath, Roman Khimei & Yarema Malashchuk, Simone Post, Ashfika Rahman, Lesia Vasylchenko
@lesia____vasylchenko @janetcardiff @gabriellegoliath @yaremaandkhimei @simone_post_ @ashfikrahman47
@pinchukartcentre
„Strange Rules“ with Simon Denny, Avery Singer, Ho Tzu Nyen, Joshua Citarella & Fabien Giraud
@sden023 @fabiengiraudraphaelsiboni @thoughtsondeck @joshuacittarella
@matdryhurst @holly_herndon @hansulrichobrist
„Unfinished“ by Ceal Floyer
@berggruendiedo
„Athanor Now“ by Sigmar Polke
@athanor_now
@annapolkestiftung
Chinese Pavillon (special mention):
„Dream Stream“ curated by Yu Xuhong
Photo Credits:
Ugo Carmeni (Slide 7), Paulina Ekrod (Slide 9)
