"The jury, made up of the president, Solange Farkas, and Zoe Butt, Elvira Dyangani Ose, Marta Kuzma and Giovanna Zapperi, had resigned. The brief statement didn't provide an explanation for the highly unusual move."
"The Biennale's director, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, has refused to back down from allowing Russia to participate, even in the face of a visit by cultural ministry officials Wednesday to gather information about the reopening of the Russian Pavilion."
"The Culture Ministry said the officials' visit was aimed at collecting documents to respond to an EU request for information after it cut 2 million euros last week in funding to the Biennale over Russia's participation."
"Giuli, meanwhile, has demonstrated strong support for Israel. The minister had a phone call Wednesday with the Israeli Pavilion's artist, Belu-Simion Fainaru, to express solidarity in the face of 'recent attacks.'"
The Venice Biennale jury resigned just nine days before the event, citing tensions over Russia's participation and a decision to bar prizes for countries accused of crimes against humanity. The jury's resignation followed their announcement to not award prizes to countries like Israel and Russia. The Italian government opposed Russia's participation, with Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli refusing to attend the event. The Biennale's director maintained support for Russia's involvement despite governmental pressure. The Culture Ministry's recent funding cuts were linked to Russia's participation, while Giuli expressed solidarity with Israel amid ongoing tensions.
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