RESONANCE
Vanderbilt University in Venice will be on view at Fondazione Giorgio e Armanda Marchesani from 10 May to 10 July 2026 during the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Curated by Grace Aneiza Ali and Selene Wendt.

Initiated by María Magdalena Campos-Pons through the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice, and presented in collaboration with Vanderbilt University, Resonance takes the form of a palazzo-based platform for exhibitions and public programmes, bringing together artists in dialogue and exchange.

May Public Programs in Venice Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice
10 May–10 July 2026
Fondazione Giorgio e Armanda Marchesani Fondamenta Rossa, Dorsoduro, Venice
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS María Magdalena Campos-Pons & Kamaal Malak
CURATORS Grace Aneiza Ali & Selene Wendt

ENGINE FOR ART, DEMOCRACY & JUSTICE (EADJ) Vanderbilt University

Carrie Mae Weems
The Long Goodbye

Carrie Mae Weems believes “love stores are embedded in every migration story—those who we leave behind, those who we meet upon arrival, and what allows a new place to begin to feel like home.”

In this film, Weems traces how bodies of water, from their sweeping currents to soft tides, have shaped us, enabling transatlantic migration and continuing to impact communities in East London and beyond. The work explores the creation of new identities and artistic forms by the immigrants who have relocated across oceans, both voluntarily and by force.

Weems celebrates the cultural diversity that connects and underpins the foundations of contemporary cities. Transcending fear and adversity, water and networks of migration are the fuel of global creativity.