"This action was not mentioned in the latest letter, which said the deaths of artists, musicians, poets, and journalists in Gaza is 'an attempted annihilation of not just the Palestinian people but Palestinian culture.' It added that 'no artist or cultural worker should be asked to share a platform with this genocidal state.'"
"The letter, published today by activist group Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA), has been signed by a total of 178 Biennale participants, including artists Alfredo Jaar, Tai Shani, Yto Barrada, Sophia Al-Maria, and Meriem Bennani. Another notable signatory is Gabe Beckhurst Feijoo, one of several curators chosen by the late Koyo Kouoh to carry out her vision for the main exhibition."
"Representatives from around 25 national pavilions have signed the petition, with a small number choosing to remain anonymous for 'fear of possible physical, political, or legal harms.' Other signatories are participating in official collateral events or in Kouoh's main exhibition 'In Minor Keys.'"
Nearly 200 artists, curators, and art workers at the Venice Biennale signed a letter calling for Israel's exclusion from the exhibition. The petition, organized by Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA), includes prominent artists and curators and argues that the organization should not provide a platform to a state committing genocide. The signatories contend that deaths of Palestinian artists, musicians, poets, and journalists represent an attempted annihilation of Palestinian culture. Representatives from approximately 25 national pavilions participated, with some remaining anonymous due to safety concerns. The Biennale maintains its commitment to artistic freedom and rejects exclusion, declining to comment on the petition.
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