MISRYOUM reports the US Pavilion at Venice Biennale will open with Alma Allen’s solo show “Call Me the Breeze.”
A Venice Biennale showcase is gearing up to feel less like a display and more like a place to slow down.
The United States Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia will present Alma Allen’s expansive solo work, “Call Me the Breeze,” during the Biennale’s official opening week.. Misryoum notes that the U.S.. Pavilion will host an opening event on Wednesday, May 6 at 11 a.m.. in Venice, marking the start of the 2026 presentation curated by Jeffrey Uslip.
For the show, Allen’s environment will be built through a large body of sculptural work, bringing together cast bronze, American walnut burl, and multiple types of carved stone.. Misryoum says the materials are part of the experience itself, drawing connections between natural form and precise construction as the pavilion is transformed for visitors.
What makes “Call Me the Breeze” stand out is its framing as an immersion rather than a collection of separate objects, which can change how audiences move, look, and interpret as they enter the space.
In Venice this year, Allen’s sculpture aims to turn the pavilion into a contemplative setting. Misryoum reports that the presentation is designed to encourage reflection on permanence and change, intimacy and monumentality, and how memory can be shaped by landscape.
The exhibition also leans into the idea of “elevation,” treating it as both a physical approach to form and a symbolic way of understanding self-realization. Misryoum adds that the overall concept invites viewers to consider what a “future self” might look like in the present.
That message matters because the Biennale is often where big questions get tested in public, and immersive sculpture can make those themes feel immediate rather than abstract.
Allen, speaking about the work’s relationship to the viewer, frames communication as something that happens one person at a time as attention is offered.. Misryoum says the curator Jeffrey Uslip similarly positions the exhibition as an immersive encounter shaped by Allen’s artistic focus on beauty, space, memory, and the natural world.
The U.S. Pavilion commissioner, Jenni Parido, described the presentation as ambitious and highlighted the discipline and material sensitivity behind Allen’s practice. Misryoum reports the public exhibition will open on May 9, 2026, and remain on view through November 22, 2026.
Misryoum concludes by underscoring why the timing and setting matter: a national pavilion spotlight at Venice can quickly shape how an artist’s approach is understood internationally, and this one is built to be experienced, not just viewed.