Haiti’s Venice Preview

Edouard Duval-Carrié is opening his Venice Biennale work in Miami before it goes to Italy, giving Little Haiti an early look at Haiti’s 2026 presentation. (wlrn.org) WLRN reported April 23 that the Haitian-American artist and curator was selected to represent Haiti at the 61st Venice Biennale, the international exhibition that opens to the public in Venice on May 9, 2026. (wlrn.org) (labiennale.org) The Miami preview is tied to a studio event, “Tout moun fèt,” scheduled for Friday, April 24, at 225 Northeast 59th Street in Little Haiti. Event listings describe it as access to Duval-Carrié’s workspace and current body of work ahead of the Biennale. (miamiandbeaches.com) (tout-monde-foundation.org) The Venice Biennale is one of the art world’s biggest recurring exhibitions, staged every two years through national pavilions and citywide shows across Venice. The 2026 edition, titled “In Minor Keys,” runs from May 9 to November 22, with preview days on May 6, 7 and 8. (labiennale.org) That timing puts Duval-Carrié’s Miami showing in the narrow window before the official opening in Italy, when most Biennale work is still being installed or seen first by invited guests. The local preview lets Haitian and Miami diaspora audiences see the work before it enters the Biennale circuit. (wlrn.org) (labiennale.org) Duval-Carrié was born in Port-au-Prince and has built a career around Haitian history, migration and power, often using lush, symbol-heavy painting and sculpture. Haitian and regional outlets said this Biennale selection places a Haitian-born artist inside one of contemporary art’s most visible international platforms. (lenouvelliste.com) (alterpresse.org) The official Biennale site says the 61st exhibition will unfold at the Giardini, the Arsenale and other sites across Venice. For Haiti, the path there now runs through Little Haiti first. (labiennale.org)