Ayan Farah
Canvas: What does it mean to you personally to represent Somalia in its first-ever national…
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Syrlybek Bekbota
Canvas: How does the pavilion link to this year’s Biennale curatorial theme of In Minor…
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Zadik Zadikian
Canvas: You were born in Armenia and are now based in the United States. What led…
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Dr Nino Metreveli
Canvas: Why did the figure of the Argonauts feel relevant for Georgia in 2026? Who…
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Alexey Morosov
Canvas: What themes or ideas are central to BELEK? Alexey Morosov: Belek means gift in Kyrgyz,…
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Tom Eccles + Ruba Katrib
The central intention for the pavilion was to bring together the rich diversity of the…
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Nico Sun, Thái Hà, Kamila Mukhitdinova,Sophie Mayuko Arni + Aziza Izamova
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf for Canvas spoke to the pavilion’s five curators, Sophie Mayuko Arni, Kamila…
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Faig Ahmed
Canvas: How did you approach shaping the pavilion, and what kind of experience do you…
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Haitham Al Busafi
Canvas: As both curator and artist of the Omani Pavilion, what are the central themes…
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Vincenzo de Bellis
Canvas: What prompted the formation of the Art Basel Awards, and what was lacking in…
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Bana Kattan
Canvas: The meaning of Washwasha, ‘whispering’ in Arabic, is multi-layered. What inspired this concept for…
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