Venice Biennale previews in chaos after jury quits over Israel and Russia’s participation

NewsWorldEuropeVenice Biennale previews in chaos after jury quits over Israel and Russia’s participationThe Venice Biennale has begun previewing its 61st edition only days after the art show's jury resigned in protestColleen Barry Wednesday 06 May 2026 10:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2970935To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/venice-biennale-preview-israel-russia-gaza-war-b2971295.html","title":"Venice Biennale in chaos after jury quits over Israel and Russia’s participation"}}CloseVenice Biennale jury resigns against participation of Russia and IsraelOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}The 61st Venice Biennale opened...