Emisferi / Hemispheres is the second issue of 2026 of La Rivista della Biennale di Venezia, which returned to print in October 2024 after fifty-three years of editorial silence.

In this issue, artists, scholars, scientists, historians and writers explore the meaning of the word Hemisphere from the perspective of their own discipline, forming a collective gaze on contemporaneity: the term is indeed appearing with increasing frequency in official speeches and news broadcasts.

The issue brings into dialogue the many disciplines the Institution encompasses — visual arts, architecture, dance, music, theatre, cinema — interweaving them with science and literature as well. Through articles, interviews and conversations, all original and exclusive, dynamic balances and contemporary dualities are traced out to help us find our bearings in the near future.

Conceived and produced as a printed edition, the Magazine stands out for the multiplicity of languages and freedom of expression, that allows graphic experimentation and cross-fertilisation between different forms and codes. The rich iconographic apparatus that draws largely from the Historical Archive of La Biennale and from national and international photographic research is a distinguishing trait of this publication.

The contributors to issue 2/26 are Francesco Moraglia, Luca Muscarà, Alessandro Vanoli, Cino Ricci, Antonio Vettese, Ludwig H. Moeller, Michele d’Emilia, Beatrice Leanza, Laura Canali, Nicole Starosielski, Mariagrazia Pontorno, Joshua Oppenheimer, Francesco Giai Via, Cai Guo-Qiang, Giorgio Vallortigara, Philippe Sands, Tom Buron, Davide Brullo, Francesco Petretti, Meriç Algün, Massimo Sestini, Emeka Okereke, Giuseppe Lupo, Valentina Campana, Mattia Cavanna, Grazia Toderi, Flavia Fossa Margutti, Manuela Infante, Emanuela Caldirola, Marta Zannoner, Eyal Weizman, Maria Cristiana Costanzo, Michele Emmer, Massimo Marchiori, Lav Diaz, Paolo Bertolin, Savita Apte.

È illustrato con le immagini di Fototeca Cinema, Fondo Artistico, Artemis II Lunar Flyby Mission, Claudio Parmiggiani, Juho Kuva, Cai Guo-Qiang, Roger Caillois Collection, Taryn Simon, Luigi Ghirri, Stephen Gill, Meriç Algün, Massimo Sestini, Emeka Okereke, Adrian Paci, DESIGN EARTH, Tullio Pericoli, Forensic Architecture, Gonkar Gyatso.

The cover features the 1915 work Duvan no. 13 (Dove no. 13) by Hilma af Klint. On the inside flap appears Altarpiece, No. 1, Group X, Altarpieces (1907) by the same artist. Paintings by Hilma af Klint were exhibited at the Biennale Arte 2013.

The graphic design and layout is by Studio Tomo Tomo, Milan.