Alongside the main event, there's a plethora of exhibitions vying for visitors' attention. We've selected some of our favourites, ranging from Shahzia Sikander fairytale gothic palace to Andrzej Wróblewski's poignant depictions of war

Take a tour of a women's prison on Giudecca or a picturesque church in Cannaregio with our pick of pavilions beyond the Giardini and Arsenale

The British artist and film-maker's Biennale exhibition will build on his past investigations of race, memory and identity

The artist, who represented the US in 2017, spoke about the artistic director's “generosity and quiet power to change things”

The exhibition space, international residency and workshop has given early platforms to now major names like Tania Bruguera, Sonia Boyce and Subodh Gupta

Germany’s E-Werk Luckenwalde, which seeks to be environmentally friendly in all aspects of its work, is hosting a festival that highlights the wide-ranging potential of restraint

The white, Western canon is being reassessed at the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Academy and the Dulwich Picture Gallery

Austrian capital is working with a local and international artists to provide some fresh perspectives on confronting the world’s environmental crises

Ahead of a new show in Milan, the New York-based artist explains how he came to use materials such as bottles and baseball bats after becoming frustrated with drawing, and why he uses ceremonial methods in his work

From Lubaina Himid's colonial cotton at the Holburne Museum to a group survey at the Barbican, the once maligned medium is in the spotlight

Stepping Softly on the Earth embodies the themes of sustainability and interconnectedness both in its theme and how it has been put together

Martin Creed and His Band blasted away the January blues, playing to a packed room this month

Major events in London and Tokyo signal a much-needed shift in the conversation around museums and growth, and a move towards significant practical action

The Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist and Artes Mundi nominee explores the Arab diaspora in Puerto Rico in Chisenhale Gallery show

The London museum's thematic approach to conflict references current conflicts as well as historic ones

The 36 living trees were chosen for their irregular appearance that makes them harder to sell

From the British Museum thefts to the consequences in art and heritage of the Israel-Hamas war

For the museum's landmark survey of British feminist art, Bobby Baker has reconstructed her 1976 edible work of a life-sized family made from cake and biscuits

And a new show opens at the city's William Morris Gallery with a focus on radical landscapes

A group of London shows, performances and events organised around the pioneering artist sees her extend her legacy

The artist’s rocket sculpture explores Black influences on the Western world

Plus, the winners of prominent young and emerging artist prizes have been revealed

The Italian collector, who helps fund the acquisition of women artists’ work by UK museums, likes to take her time when choosing what to buy

The initiative was created by the UK-based company Roxbox, which has developed a range of reusable shipping crates to tackle waste

The Ghanaian artist, whose new work is about to be unveiled in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, explains the layered meanings behind his use of recycled bottle tops in his signature glittering, fabric-like hangings

A new book and UK exhibition by Charlie Porter explores the sartorial choices of Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell and the rest of the Charleston set

The threat posed by rising sea levels to coastlines is explored across commissions and shows in east London, Southend and Cornwall

Our leaky, creaky, capricious corporeal vessels are the subject of shows at Somerset House, Goldsmith's CCA and the Design Museum

A lack of legislation to deter private flying is hampering efforts to convince the art world's elite to kick the habit

At this pressing stage of the climate crisis, the London show seems to address our ecological emergency in the spirit of an earlier era