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In top-tier international art exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale and Documenta Kassel, the establishment of national pavilions and curatorial discourse rights are not merely mechanisms for artistic display, but also mirrors of contemporary international political power structures and cultural competition. These exhibitions originated from a Eurocentric historical context, but with the evolution of globalization, they have become arenas for nations to compete in soft power. The following analysis focuses on these two exhibitions to examine how they reflect geopolitical dynamics, cultural hegemony, and the contestation involving emerging powers.