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Henrike Naumann and Sung Tieu to Shape German Pavilion at 2026 Venice Biennale

Kathleen Reinhardt will curate the exhibition, which examines historical responsibility and social systems through East German and Vietnamese perspectives.

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Overview

  • Henrike Naumann and Sung Tieu have been selected to represent Germany at the 2026 Venice Biennale, running from May 9 to November 22, 2026.
  • Kathleen Reinhardt, director of the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin, will curate the German Pavilion, focusing on works that explore societal and geopolitical themes.
  • Naumann, born in Zwickau, uses furniture and design to reflect on societal and political transformations, with a focus on post-reunification Germany.
  • Tieu, born in Vietnam, creates multimedia installations addressing the experiences of Vietnamese contract workers in the DDR and the intersections of biography and geopolitics.
  • The selection highlights an East German perspective, rarely featured in past German Pavilions, and aims to address historical responsibility through contemporary art.