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Venice Biennale Faces Protests After Jury Walkout as EU Threatens Funding

EU pressure over Russia’s inclusion tests the event’s pledge of cultural openness.

Venice Biennale Jury Quits as Organizers Replace Golden Lions With Public Vote

Jury Resignation Triggers Prize Overhaul at Venice Biennale

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Over Russia–Israel Awards Ban

Venice Biennale Curbs Access to Russia’s Pavilion as Jury Bars ICC-Charged Nations From Prizes

EU Threatens Venice Biennale Funding Over Russian Pavilion as 22 Nations Urge Reversal

Italy Acquires Rare Caravaggio Portrait for €30 Million

South Africa to Sit Out 2026 Venice Biennale After Court Rejects Artist’s Bid

Italy Buys Antonello da Messina’s Ecce Homo for $14.9 Million After Sotheby’s Withdrawal

Titanium and Gold Design Chosen for Otto the Great’s New Coffin

Argentina Picks Matías Duville’s ‘Monitor Yin Yang’ for 2026 Venice Biennale

Pago en Especie at 50: SHCP Opens Anniversary Show in Mexico City

Naomi Beckwith Named Artistic Director of Documenta 16

Hessen Confirms Documenta 16 to Proceed as Scheduled for 2027