Venice Biennale Banned Artwork Relocates to Church, AGO Identifies Enslaved Subject in 18th-Century Portrait
A performance piece by Gabrielle Goliath that was prohibited from South Africa's Venice Biennale pavilion will be presented as a video installation at Chiesa di Sant'Antonin in Venice from May 4. The work commemorates Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada and was rejected for its controversial nature. Separately, researchers at the Art Gallery of Ontario have identified the subject of a 1775 painting as an enslaved woman named Eleonora Susette, with the artist confirmed as Jeremias Schultz. Additional art news includes funding for Ukrainian culture, Louvre security changes following a theft, Brooklyn Museum renovations, damage to a UNESCO site in Lviv, and restoration efforts in Aleppo.
Key facts
- Gabrielle Goliath's banned artwork will be shown at Chiesa di Sant'Antonin in Venice starting May 4
- The Art Gallery of Ontario identified the subject of a 1775 portrait as enslaved woman Eleonora Susette
- The European Commission and UK allocated additional funds to support culture in Ukraine
- The Brooklyn Museum plans a $13 million renovation for its African art collection by 2027
- A UNESCO-protected monastery in Lviv was damaged by a Russian drone strike
Entities
Artists
- Gabrielle Goliath
- Jeremias Schultz
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
- Art Gallery of Ontario
- Ibraaz
- European Commission
- Louvre
- Brooklyn Museum
- UNESCO
- Gerda Henkel Foundation
Locations
- Venice
- Toronto
- Ukraine
- Paris
- Brooklyn
- Lviv
- Aleppo
Sources
- ARTnews —