Venice Biennale on Russian withdrawal: brave and noble act

The Venice Biennale intervened today on the withdrawal of the curator and artists who were to create the Pavilion of Russia at the 2022 edition of the major exhibition. “La Biennale di Venezia has learned of the decision of the curator and artists of the Pavilion of the Russian Federation who, by resigning, effectively cancel their participation in the 59th. International Art Exhibition,” reads a note. “La Biennale expresses full solidarity for this courageous and noble act and shares the reasons that led to this choice, which dramatically depicts the tragedy in which the entire population of Ukraine finds itself. The Biennale remains the place where peoples meet through arts and culture and condemns those who violently prevent dialogue in the name of peace.”

The decision by the curator, Lithuanian Raimundas Malašauskas, and the artists, Russians Alexandra Sukhareva and Kirill Savchenkov, came yesterday afternoon: the curator’s resignation and the artists’ withdrawal came as a sign of protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, since, Sukhareva explained, “there is no place for art when civilians are dying under rocket fire.”

Venice Biennale on Russian withdrawal: brave and noble act

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