Who is Alma Allen?: A self-taught Utah-born sculptor based in Mexico, Allen is known for biomorphic works in wood, stone, and bronze, and was a surprise pick for the US Pavilion. Why the controversy?: ...

Controversial selection: Allen was chosen after an unusual process bypassed traditional peer review, prompting criticism and speculation over political influence. Charged Biennale: This year’s ...

The US Pavilion has critics in a fury—and not just because Trump's State Department overhauled the selection process. The ...

The Biennale was founded in 1895 to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of King Umberto and his wife and to display the ...

For decades, the United States was seen as a cultural leader at the Venice Biennale, a once-every-two-years gathering of some ...

Trump has taken an active role in the arts in his second term, which may be evident in the work on display at the Venice ...

And then there is the United States pavilion, which became a gilded trap after the Trump administration revised government ...

The major contemporary art gathering, dubbed “the Olympics of the art world,” is beset with drama and geopolitical froideur.

U.S. artist Alma Allen had just months to prepare his exhibition for the Venice Biennale after a fraught selection process ...

Alma Allen's much-anticipated exhibition for the US Pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale has finally opened its doors.

The curator Jeffrey Uslip wants everyone to know that everything is normal. “This is the smoothest exhibition I’ve curated in 30 years,” said Uslip, who has been working on the US Pavilion at the ...