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The controversies surrounding Italy's most important cultural event show no sign of stopping. The latest tremor to hit the Biennale arrived yesterday with the mass resignation of the entire international jury. Just the day before, the Biennale had come under scrutiny from the ministry led by Alessandro Giuli, with officials sent to Cà Giustinian to acquire documentation and clarify certain aspects related to the organisation of the 2026 edition. At the centre of the inquiry were in particular the management of Russia's controversial return to the exhibition and the decisions taken by the international jury. However, the Ministry of Culture has stated that it had no involvement in the jury's resignation.

In response, the Biennale has decided to establish two Visitors' Lions to be awarded: one for the best participant and one for the best National Participation. Russia and Israel have been reinstated into competition, and the official inauguration ceremony has been cancelled. On May 9th there will therefore be a simple opening of the doors to visitors, while the Golden Lion award ceremony has been moved to November 22nd (the last day of the Exhibition) a precedent that has already occurred in other exceptional circumstances such as the Covid period.

How will the Visitors' Lions be awarded? A statement explains that holders of a ticket who have visited both exhibition venues will be eligible to vote for the Visitors' Lions. The visit to both venues will be verified through tracking carried out by the ticketing system. Each ticket holder will be able to cast a single vote for each of the two awards, in a single session.

 

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The jury of the Venice Art Biennale has decided to exclude Russia and Israel from the awards of the 61st International Exhibition. The all-female jury, chaired by Solange Farkas and composed of Zoe Butt, Elvira Dyangani Ose, Marta Kuzma, and Giovanna Zapperi, a diverse group in terms of geographical backgrounds, approaches, and critical trajectories, has claimed its responsibility regarding the thorny issue that has recently marked the history of the Biennale.

"As jury members, we also have a responsibility toward the historical role of the Biennale as a platform capable of connecting art with the urgencies of its time" reads the jury's statement published on e-Flux Notes. "This jury will refrain from considering those countries whose leaders are currently accused of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court." The measure directly targets Russia and Israel, implicated respectively in the international arrest warrants issued for Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Biennale Foundation, chaired by Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, responded by clarifying that the jury operates with "full autonomy and independence of judgment." The institution described the jurors' choice as a "natural expression of the freedom" that the Biennale itself guarantees, while reaffirming its longstanding policy of inclusion of recognized state representations.

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