{"id":27373,"date":"2026-04-30T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/italy-probes-venice-biennale-over-russian-particiaption-media\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:00:48","slug":"italy-probes-venice-biennale-over-russian-particiaption-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/italy-probes-venice-biennale-over-russian-particiaption-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy probes Venice Biennale over Russian particiaption \u2013 media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The EU has slammed the reopening of the country\u2019s early 20th century pavilion at the prestigious art festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Culture Ministry is investigating the Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious art festival, after event organizers announced that Russia would be allowed to return to the event after a 4 year ban, Italian media reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s group exhibition, \u201cThe tree is rooted in the sky,\u201d<\/em> will be accessible to the press and industry elite during the Biennale\u2019s preview. The exhibition\u2019s \u201cpublic\u201d<\/em> run, despite being scheduled from May 9th to November 22nd, will be strictly closed to the general public, event organizers have announced.<\/p>\n

Practically all Western\u00a0cultural institutions have cut ties with Russia since February 2022 over the Ukraine conflict. Artists, performers, conductors, as well as globally recognised Russian theatrical, orchestral and balletic classics have been struck from theatre rosters in what the Kremlin has dismissed as a pointless attempt to \u201ccancel\u201d<\/em> Russian culture.<\/p>\n

According to Corriere della Sera, following the announcement that the Russian pavilion would reopen, and the EU’s subsequent withdrawal<\/a> of $2.3 million in funding for the event, inspectors were dispatched to the Biennale Foundation to examine documents and financial records related to the planned reopening. Newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano reported that no \u201cirregularities\u201d<\/em> were found in terms of compliance with sanctions imposed on Russia.<\/p>\n

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Moscow slams EU funding cut to Venice Biennale over Russian participation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Officials were also reportedly instructed to review documents related to the pavilions of Iran and Israel. The Jewish sate\u2019s full program is scheduled to go ahead, despite widespread objections from the artistic community.<\/p>\n

The European Commission condemned the decision to allow Russia reopen its national pavilion \u2013 a complex designed and built in 1913-14 using 17th and 18th Century Russian architectural motifs \u2013 that\u00a0was last year handed over to the event\u00a0\u201cfor cooperation and visibility for activities dedicated to universities, schools, families, and the general public as part of La Biennale\u2019s Educational program.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said he would not attend the opening of the festival on May 9. Last week, the Biennale jury said it would exclude Russia and Israel from award consideration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Biennale Foundation chief Pietrangelo Buttafuoco pushed back against the criticism, comparing the institution to \u201cthe UN of art, from which no nation can be excluded.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini argued that the art sphere should not fall victim to politics. \u201cI am not for the exclusion of anyone, so I invite the Biennale to go ahead,\u201d<\/em> Salvini said, as quoted by Euronews.<\/p>\n

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the EU’s funding cut, calling it\u00a0\u201ca relapse into anti-culture, a condition that the West has been suffering from in recent years.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0In remarks made to TASS, she warned:\u00a0\u201cUnless they cure it, they\u2019ll remain uncultured forever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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