We are thrilled to connect the dots — past and present — with several artists, curators, and collaborators taking part in the 61st Venice Biennale (
@venice.art.biennale ) who have shared their work, ideas, and space with us here at the Wattis ⭐️
🌎 Alexandre Estrela’s ‘RedSkyFalls’ (
@redskyfalls ) is a multi-part installation for this year’s Portugal Pavilion, comprised of video projections that are reactive to earthquakes. The Wattis is one of several participating institutions in geographic locations known for seismic activity, each of which will display a Réplicas (larva) — consisting of an aluminum plate containing an image of a chimera engraved onto its surface. This work is on view at the Wattis May 9 - November 21, 2026.
⏳ Lotus Kang (
@lotuslkang ), the inaugural artist for the Bvlgari Pavilion, will produce a major new installation, continuing her engagement with time as a multiplicitous and non-linear substance. At the start of next year, the Wattis will be home to a newly commissioned sculpture by Kang, on view in the plaza adjacent to the Wattis January 2027.
🪨 Kim Nguyen (
@mskimnguyen ), former Curator and Head of Programs at the Wattis, curated this year’s Canada Pavilion, which features new work from artist Abbas Akhavan (
@abbasakhavan ). Nguyen brilliantly curated an exhibition of Akhavan’s work for the Wattis in 2019, titled ‘cast for a folly’.
🪐 Yto Barrada (
@ytobarrada ) represents France at this year’s Venice Biennale with ‘Comme Saturne’, an immersive installation in which textiles become a language of memory and metamorphosis. Barrada is also behind the cover art for our upcoming publication, “What is highly likely but not impossible?”, the sixth installment in our research series reflecting on the work of Hiwa K (
@hiwakhiwa ).
We look forward to seeing the work of each of these incredible artists and curators at this year’s Venice Biennale! Keep an eye out for more updates on each of these works via our stories. 👀
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