May El-Toukhy stopped the world premiere of 'Woman Unknown' at Venice when subtitles went out of sync. The film still got a 7.5-minute standing ovation after the fix. A reminder that even a festival's biggest moments run on finicky tech.
artMonday, September 7, 2026
Venice, protest art, and the Emmys
Today's art coverage splits between two poles: the Venice Film Festival delivers a moment of real drama (a screening stopped mid-roll), while back in London, protest art hits the streets for a magazine's birthday. The Emmys also chipped in a speech that named-checked Sam Shepard and Sam Altman in the same breath.
Venice in sync and out
Venice had two stories today: one about a technical glitch that briefly stopped a competition screening, and another about the festival's broader push to expand its reach.
Tokyo International Film Festival is adding a competition for Japanese cinema and a new award named after Kawakita Kashiko for women in film. Also a Southeast Asia section. The festival is trying to be more than just a market stop.
Protest and performance
Away from the festival circuit, two pieces land on the tension between art as public statement and art as commercial product.

The Big Issue is marking its 35th birthday with a protest art exhibition on London's streets. The piece frames the work as continuing a tradition of art as a catalyst for conversation, not just decoration.
Betty Gilpin won her first Emmy for 'Widow's Bay' and used her speech to recite a poem that urged the room to 'lean towards Sam Shepard & less toward Sam Altman.' A direct cultural shot at AI's creep into creative work.
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