The exhibitions have been put in. The artists have arrived. The metropolis of Venice is ready to welcome throngs of tourists from internationally.
The 2024 Venice Biennale, that includes work by greater than 330 taking part artists from some 90 international locations scattered all through town, opens to the general public on Saturday. And earlier than that come the pre-opening celebrations, early viewing alternatives — and at the least one act of protest.
Gus Powell, a photographer for The New York Times, is on the bottom overlaying the spectacle that makes the Biennale one of many premier occasions within the artwork world’s world calendar.