Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Over Awards Exclusion

⚡️Venice Art Biennale’s jury resigns in protest over Russian, Israeli presence just days before festival starts. The jury's resignation comes just one day after the European Union's culture commissioner announced that he would boycott the Venice Art Biennale over Russia's presence.

The jury for this year’s Venice Biennale, the art world’s most important event, resigned after a furor over its decision to exclude artists from countries accused of crimes against humanity www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/a...

⚡️The Venice Biennale jury has resigned in full. I wonder what happened. Did the Russian pavilion finally hit a nerve?

Venice Biennale’s international jury resigns as Italy’s government opposed Russia’s participation https://www.europesays.com/italy/11349/ MILAN (AP) — The international jury of the Venice Biennale resigned Thursday, just days before the world’s oldest…

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Amid Tension Over Awards Ban--The jury of the world’s most impt art exhib had said it wouldn’t consider artists from countries whose leaders were accused of crimes against humanity (seem aimed at an Israeli sculptor and some Russian

Venice Biennale thrown into fresh turmoil as art jury resigns - https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/04/venice-biennale-thrown-fresh-turmoil-art-jury-resigns

Venice Biennale jury resigns saying that it will not give awards to artists from countries whose leaders are being investigated by the International Criminal Court. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/a... @pussyriot.bsky.social

Nu, tā, dāgie draugi: Venice Biennale 2026 International Jury resigns: artreview.com/venice-bienn...

The international jury of the upcoming Venice Biennale 61st International Art Exhibition resigned. It is the first time this ever happened. www.ansa.it/english/news...

from afar the Venice Biennale resembles nothing so much much as a workshop-confab for curators figuring out how to artwash their employers

Uproar at Venice Art Biennale over Netanyahu's war crimes. 🎁 article. #blueskyart www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/a...

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Amid Tension Over Awards Ban https://www.newsbeep.com/512879/ The prize jury for this year’s Venice Biennale resigned on Thursday — just nine days before the show’s…

Artists should not be made scapegoats, responsible for the actions of their governments. Should we ban Russian ballet dancers? Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Amid Tension Over Awards Ban www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/a....

After Russia's return, Venice Biennale jury resigns... though their short statement says only: "We do so in acknowledgement of out statement of intention issued on 22 April"

Venice Biennale jury resigns days before start of exhibition https://www.europesays.com/2957403/ But she added that the Biennale was autonomous and its president “very capable”. The Biennale has been at…