• The Golden and Silver Lion awards at the Venice Biennale were canceled after the entire jury resigned days before the event.
  • The jury refused to consider countries whose leaders are charged by the ICC, affecting Russia and Israel.
  • Instead, visitors will vote for ‘Visitor Lions’ at the end of the exhibition.
  • The Russian pavilion has reopened despite the war in Ukraine, causing tensions between Italy and the EU.
  • The EU threatened to suspend €2 million in funding due to Russian participation.
  • The main exhibition ‘In Minor Keys’ posthumously features the work of late curator Koyo Kouoh.

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