"we, the undersigned, stand together as artists, curators and art workers in a collective refusal to allow you to platform the Israeli state as it commits genocide"
"Israeli violence also targets the art and culture supposedly held sacrosanct by the Biennale... the Venice Biennale's complicity with the attempted destruction of Palestinian life must end"
"If the Biennale fails to meet this basic demand, ANGA will initiate a campaign to bring a full artist and audience boycott of the 61st Venice Biennale... if the Israeli pavilion is not excluded, ANGA will leverage the movement to ensure maximum reputational and economic consequences for the Biennale"
A coalition of internationally recognized artists, curators, and cultural workers has issued a letter to the Venice Biennale demanding the exclusion of the Israeli state from the exhibition. The signatories argue that Israeli actions have devastated Palestinian cultural life and that the Biennale's platforming of Israel constitutes complicity in genocide and apartheid. The group threatens a comprehensive boycott of the 61st Venice Biennale by artists and audiences if their demand is not met, and indicates potential industrial action in collaboration with major Italian trade unions. Notable signatories include artists such as Alfredo Jaar, Yto Barrada, and Rosana Paulino, along with prominent curators. A previous similar campaign in 2024 did not result in Israel's exclusion, though the Israeli pavilion ultimately did not open.
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