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Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

Africa and the African diaspora take centre stage at this year’s festival under curator Lesley Lokko. Plus: moon-dancing at the British pavilion, an exhibition of modern icons and Bridget Riley paints the ceiling

© Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia. Photo by: Matteo de Mayda

This year’s Venice Architecture Biennale is brave, baffling, stimulating and essential
Curator Lesley Lokko’s focus on Africa and its diaspora has inspired creative work — and few buildings
Curator Lesley Lokko on the Venice Architecture Biennale: ‘It’s about a world that’s yet to come’
The Ghanaian-Scottish academic, the event’s first curator of African origin, is focusing on voices from the continent
Bridget Riley: ‘Art in buildings is not about impact, it’s about interest’
The artist, 92, has just unveiled her first ceiling painting in the British School at Rome
Venice exhibition restores African architects to the story of Tropical Modernism
The V&A shows how a ‘colonial’ style in fact always had diverse influences and practitioners
Icônes, Venice review — a powerful collision of ancient and modern themes
Plus: an exhibition of photos from Vogue and Vanity Fair at the Palazzo Grassi shines a spotlight on the 20th century
British pavilion at Venice Biennale takes architecture beyond buildings
Gathering inspiration from immigrant cultures in the UK, the curators are focusing on celebration and ritual

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