The entire jury of the Venice Biennale has resigned just nine days before the inauguration of the prestigious art event, amid growing tensions over the return of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, BBC reports.
In a brief statement, the jury said it was acting in accordance with its previous decision not to consider countries “whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity” for any prizes, meaning Russia and Israel.
The jury at the Biennale were due to announce a series of prizes at the inauguration on 9 May. That ceremony has now been cancelled and visitors will instead get to vote themselves on their favourite pavilions.
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