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Female artists dominate the Venice Biennale for 1st time

A man walks past next to installations by Russia's artist Zhenya Machneva at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A man looks at an installation that is part of "We Walked the Earth" by artist Uffe Isolotto at Denmark's pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A woman walks past an installation by artist Solange Pessoa during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A man looks at the installation "Once Upon a Time" by artist Fusun Onur at Turkey's pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A man looks at the installation "Paradise Camp" by artist Yuki Kihara at New Zealand's pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Artist Yuki Kihara poses next to installation "Paradise Camp" at New Zealand's pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A private security officer walks past next to a closed Russia's pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Ukraine's artist Pavlo Makov speaks with the Associated Press, at at the Ukraine pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Artist Pavlo Makov’s role representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale has become an act of defiance against the Russian invaders, whose attacks on his adopted hometown of Kharkiv have grown more intense in recent days. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A view of the installation "Fountain of Exhaustion" by artist Pavlo Makov at the Ukraine pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Artist Pavlo Makov’s role representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale has become an act of defiance against the Russian invaders, whose attacks on his adopted hometown of Kharkiv have grown more intense in recent days. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A view of an installation at a square titled "to Ukraine" at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A view of an installation part of "We Walked the Earth" by artist Uffe Isolotto at Denmark's pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Cecilia Alemani, curator and artistic director of the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition, poses for photos on its opening day, in Venice, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini) People walk past the installation "Brick House" by artist Simone Leigh during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. American sculptor Simone Leigh cuts an imposing figure at this year's Venice Biennale. The first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion, Leigh has posted a monumental 24-foot sculpture called "Satellite" outside the neo-Palladian brick structure, which is hidden beneath a thatched raffia roof and wooden columns. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) People walk past next to a sculpture by artist Simone Leigh, at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. American sculptor Simone Leigh cuts an imposing figure at this year's Venice Biennale. The first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion, Leigh has posted a monumental 24-foot sculpture called "Satellite" outside the neo-Palladian brick structure, which is hidden beneath a thatched raffia roof and wooden columns. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) American sculptor Simone Leigh smiles during the unveiling of the United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion, Leigh has posted the monumental 24-foot sculpture called "Satellite" outside the neo-Palladian brick structure, which is hidden beneath a thatched raffia roof and wooden columns. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini) American sculptor Simone Leigh, right, and curator Eva Respini attend a press conference in front of the "Satellite" sculpture part of the "Sovereignty" installation during the unveiling of the United States' pavilion at the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The first Black woman to headline the U.S. Pavilion, Leigh has posted the monumental 24-foot sculpture called "Satellite" outside the neo-Palladian brick structure, which is hidden beneath a thatched raffia roof and wooden columns. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini) A visitor takes a pictures of the sculpture "Anonymous" part of the "Sovereignty" installation by artist Simone Leigh, at the United States' pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) A visitor stands next to sculpture "Last Garment" part of the "Sovereignty" installation by artist Simone Leigh, at the United States' pavilion during the 59th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)