South Africa Axes Venice Biennale Proposal Centering Gaza Victims

Right-wing culture minister Gayton McKenzie reportedly called the subject of artist Gabrielle Goliath’s performance “highly divisive in nature.”

South Africa Axes Venice Biennale Proposal Centering Gaza Victims
Artist Gabrielle Goliath and curator Ingrid Masondo, who developed the Elegy proposal for South Africa's participation in the 2026 Venice Biennale (photo by ZUNIS, courtesy Gabrielle Goliath studio)