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Venice Biennale President Defends Russia Inclusion in New Interview
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said he would do “everything” again if he had to, despite the Italian Culture Ministry’s backlash and the European Commission's stripped funding.
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Ex-Pussy Riot Member Says She Was Recruited by Russia to Spy on Artists
Margarita Konovalova, who performed in the collective under the alias Rita Flores, fled Russia earlier this month with the help of her lawyer.
War in Ukraine
Russia Has Damaged or Destroyed Over 4,500 Cultural Sites in Ukraine
The National Art Museum of Ukraine and the Odesa National Fine Arts Museum are among the 141 museums and galleries affected.
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Russian Dissident Artist Killed in Poland
Robert Kuzovkov, known by the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, was reportedly shot after protesting near the Russian Embassy in Berlin.
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Historic Kyiv Cathedral Ablaze After Russian Strikes
Deadly bombardments across Ukraine sparked the fire in the UNESCO site, an 11th-century Christian monastery.
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Pussy Riot and Topless Activists Rally Against Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale
The art collective and the feminist group FEMEN displayed Ukrainian flags and chanted as police blocked access to the pavilion.
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Russia's Venice Pavilion to Close to the Public in Compliance With Sanctions
Organizers discussed making the nation’s pavilion accessible only during the vernissage dates to select guests and the press, according to reports.
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Pussy Riot Shows Art by Russia’s Prisoners in New Protest Exhibition
The show at Ritsch-Fisch Galerie in France features work by people currently or formerly imprisoned in Russia, including Ukrainian civilians.
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Venice Biennale Awards Jury Won’t Consider Russia and Israel
The women-led jury said it will omit nations whose leaders are charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.
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Over 6,000 Sign Letter Opposing Russia’s Venice Biennale Pavilion
The petition, signed by cultural figures such as Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova, comes as the European Union threatens to pull Biennale funding over Russia's inclusion.
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Russian Photographer Disinvited From World Press Photo Ceremony
Georgian journalists argued that Mikhail Tereshchenko, a staffer for a Russian state-backed media outlet, should not have received the award for his photos of the Tbilisi protests.
Film
In a New Doc, Ukrainians Are Seen and Russians Overheard
Intercepted pairs intercepted phone calls by Russian soldiers to friends and family back home with images of post-battle scenes around Ukraine.