The Venice Biennale jury resigns amid tensions over awards ban, Russian participation - AP News

The Venice Biennale jury resigns amid tensions over awards ban, Russian participation  AP News

Venice Biennale jury resigns days before start of exhibition

It follows growing tensions over the return of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Venice Biennale jury quits amid row over participation of Russia

Decision follows backlash from Italian government and European Commission The jury of the Venice Biennale has quit just days before the prestigious art exhibition was due to begin, amid a row over the decision to allow Russia to participate. The resignation of the five-member international jury was announced late on Thursday in a brief statement by the Venice Biennale organisers, and came a day after the Italian culture ministry sent inspectors to Venice in search of information about the dec...

By Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Jury of Venice Biennale resigns after scandal over Russian pavilion

Six members of the international jury of the Venice Biennale, an international art exhibition, along with its president Solange Oliveira Farkas, have resigned following a scandal over the participation of Russia and Israel.

By Olha Kovalchuk,Anastasia Protz

Jury of Italy's Venice Biennale resigns over Russia row

The international jury of the Venice Biennale resigned Thursday, just days before the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair opens. No reason was given, but the move came as Italy's government opposed Russia's participation. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.

By FRANCE24

Venice Biennale thrown into fresh turmoil as art jury resigns - The Straits Times

Venice Biennale thrown into fresh turmoil as art jury resigns  The Straits Times

Elections Committee head Orly Ades steps down after 16 years, half a year before Knesset elections

Ades resigned despite Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg's request that she remain in her position after the upcoming elections.

Jury For Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition Resigns Amid Row Over Russian Pavilion

The jury of Venice Biennale’s International Art Exhibition has resigned just days after it announced it would exclude national pavilions representing territories where the leaders are charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court from consideration for the prizes. The exclusion was seen as specifically targeting the pavilions of Israel and Russia, the leaders […]

By Melanie Goodfellow

Buttafuoco very capable, wouldn't have made his choice regarding Russian Pavilion-PM

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 30 - Venice Biennale Foundation President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is very capable, Premier Giorgia Meloni said Thursday but stressed that she would not have made his choice about admitting a Russian pavilion to this year's edition of the arts extravaganza. Speaking after the international jury resigned after culture ministry inspectors were sent in by Minister Alessandro Giuli, Meloni said: "I can't tell you about the jury's resignation, because I read it on my way downstair...

By ANSA