US EditionKyiv Protests Against Moscow’s Participation in Venice Biennale Art Festival
Ukraine urges the Venice Biennale to exclude Russia following its 2022 invasion while organizers defend cultural openness amid Italian government opposition.
- On Wednesday, organizers said La Biennale di Venezia would allow Russia to take part in the exhibition running from May 9 to Nov. 22 and stated it 'rejects any form of exclusion or censorship of culture and art'.
- Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga and Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna called on the Venice Biennale on Sunday to reconsider allowing Russia to return, saying, 'We call on the organizers...to maintain the principled position.'
- La Biennale di Venezia said it is an open institution that rejects any form of exclusion or censorship of culture and art, and was founded in 1895 as a major international cultural organisation.
- Italy's Culture Ministry argued the decision was made "entirely independently by the Biennale Foundation, despite the Italian government's opposition," drawing criticism from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government last week.
- The art biennial typically attracts more than 600,000 visitors, with participating countries setting up national pavilions, making it a significant diplomatic platform.
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Russia is back at the Biennale, and Danish politicians are considering whether a boycott is the way forward.
Now the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has also vehemently spoken out against Russia's participation in the Biennale. Pussy Riot has announced a protest action.
Anger is simmering over Russia getting a pavilion and being able to raise its flag at the world's biggest gathering for art lovers: the Venice Biennale. "It will be Putin's pavilion," say critics. The art biennale is just one of several events that are once again letting Russia in.
The controversy continues due to the invitation - the first since 2022 - to the Russian Federation to take part in the Venice Biennale. That now extends, arriving up to Ukraine with...
Two ministers in Ukraine have formulated a joint protest against plans aimed at reopening the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Art Bienala, according to a statement published on Sunday in Kiev.
Last week, it was revealed that Russia will once again participate in the Venice Art Biennale this year. Minister of Culture Heidy Purga said in a comment to ERR that a joint statement is currently being prepared with the culture ministries of other countries to condemn Russia's participation in the biennale.
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