EU Cancels Subsidy to Venice Biennale over Russia Presence
The funding pause follows a legal review that said the Russian Pavilion could help spread Russia-backed messages and bypass EU sanctions, officials said.
- On Tuesday, The European Union officially suspended its €2 million grant to the Venice Biennale following a review of The Russian Pavilion's inclusion in the official program.
- In April, the European Commission gave the Biennale 30 days to 'clear its name' regarding Russia's participation, stating the pavilion could serve as a platform for messages sponsored by Russia.
- The Biennale has repeatedly stated it cannot remove Russia due to its permanent structure in the Giardini, maintaining that it has not violated European Union sanctions by allowing the exhibition.
- Although The Russian Pavilion remains closed after opening during preview days, protests over the inclusion of Russia and Israel marked the festival's start despite the European Commission focusing solely on Russia.
- A European Commission spokesperson said in Brussels that cultural projects must uphold democratic values, which are 'not respected in today's Russia,' justifying the funding suspension representing a fraction of the festival's budget.
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The EU withdrew funding for the Venice Biennale.
Europe Cancels Venice Biennale Funding Over Russian Participation
The European Union has definitively said that it will not provide the Venice Biennale with a previously expected multiyear €2 million ($2.3 million) grant, owing to the event’s inclusion of Russia this year, even as the country continues its assault on Ukraine, the New York Times reports. The withdrawal comes after months of warnings: The EU in March […]
Brussels sanctions the contemporary art demonstration, which once again accepts Russian artists. The announcement, in March, provoked strong reactions and demonstrations "The Biennale is not a court." "In Venice, we do not take up arms." It is with these words that the Sicilian Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, the director of the Venice Biennale, set up in May against those who were offended by the presence of a Russian pavilion. But since then, the stor…
Russia is taking part this year for the first time since the attack on Ukraine at the Art Biennale in Venice. There were protests against it. Now a decision on EU support has been made.
The Foundation of the Kunstbiennale loses two million euros of funding because it is letting Russia participate in the art show again.
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