Venice Biennale Excludes Israel, Russia; Azerbaijan Destroys Armenian Church
The Venice Biennale awards jury will not consider artists from countries charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, specifically Israel and Russia. Satellite imagery confirms Azerbaijan demolished the Armenian Holy Mother of God Church in Stepanakert, Artsakh. Carol Guzy's photo of ICE agents detaining a father won World Press Photo of the Year. Argentine abstract painter Ides Kihlen died at 108. The Smithsonian American Art Museum named Lynda Roscoe Hartigan as its new director.
Key facts
- Venice Biennale awards jury excludes Israel and Russia due to ICC charges.
- Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian Holy Mother of God Church in Stepanakert.
- Carol Guzy won World Press Photo of the Year for 'Separated by ICE'.
- Ides Kihlen, Argentine abstract painter, died at age 108.
- Lynda Roscoe Hartigan appointed director of Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- Hyperallergic published a guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale.
- The Reach exhibition 'Parallax(e)' features five Indigenous artists.
- Butch Murphy commented on Ed Simon's article about Hans Holbein.
Entities
Artists
- Carol Guzy
- Ides Kihlen
- Lynda Roscoe Hartigan
- Manolo Valdés
- Hrag Vartanian
- Rhea Nayyar
- Lisa Yin Zhang
- Ed Simon
- Hans Holbein
- Arshile Gorky
- Jesse Lambert
- Nara Smith
- Butch Murphy
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
- International Criminal Court
- World Press Photo
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Hyperallergic
- The Reach
- Print Center New York
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Miami Herald
- ZUMA Press
- ICE
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Israel
- Russia
- Azerbaijan
- Artsakh
- Stepanakert
- Argentina
- United States
- Canada
- Manhattan
- Union Square
- New York City
- Switzerland