'Enjoy the show. Ignore the war': Venice Biennale faces backlash after including Russia
Protests have taken place at the prestigious arts fair over the inclusion of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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"They're drinking vodka and champagne in their pavilion, soaked in the blood of Ukrainian children."
— Nadya Tolokonnikova , Activist
"If the Biennale began to select not works but affiliations, not visions but passports, it would cease to be what it has always been: the place where the world meets."
— Pietrangelo Buttafuoco , Other
Key People
Matteo Salvini is a government ally and member of the League party in Italy.
Nadya Tolokonnikova is a member of the Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot, known for its political activism.
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is the President of La Biennale di Venezia.
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Protests have taken place at the prestigious arts fair over the inclusion of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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