Walid Raad, Postscript to the Arabic Edition, 1938-2025, Mixed-media installation, Dimensions variable. © Walid Raad. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia. Photo: Marco Zorzanello
Arsenale and Giardini della Biennale, Venice, Italy
May 8–November 22, 2026
On view at the Giardini della Biennale, Far from quieting (1969-2026) comprises paintings and drawings of beds in which Yasser Arafat, leader of the PLO, may have slept while evading more than 40 assassination attempts.
At the Arsenale, Raad is showing Postscript to the Arabic Edition (2026), an installation of portraits by Middle Eastern artists purportedly discovered under shipping pallets.
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Walid Raad, Postscript to the Arabic Edition (detail), 1938-2025, Mixed-media installation, Dimensions variable. © Walid Raad. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia. Photo: Marco Zorzanello
Walid Raad, Postscript to the Arabic Edition, 1938-2025, Mixed-media installation, Dimensions variable. © Walid Raad. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia. Photo: Marco Zorzanello
Walid Raad, Far from quieting, 1969–2026, archival inkjet prints and mixed media on wood, 11 elements, each: 17 1/4 x 22 in. (44 x 56 cm). © Walid Raad. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, and La Biennale di Venezia. Artwork photo: Andrea Avezzù
Walid Raad, Far from quieting_Kuwait, 1969–2026, archival inkjet print and mixed media on wood, 17 1/4 x 22 in. (44 x 56 cm). © Walid Raad. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery.
Walid Raad, Far from quieting_Tripoli, 1969–2026, archival inkjet print and mixed media on wood, 17 1/4 x 22 in. (44 x 56 cm). © Walid Raad. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery.
