Venice Biennale Jury Resigns En Masse Over Israel-Russia Ban

The entire jury for the 61st Venice Biennale has collectively resigned, just a week after announcing that no awards would go to countries accused of crimes against humanity, specifically Russia and Israel. The jury did not provide a reason for the mass resignation, but the timing strongly suggests the decision is linked to their controversial statement. The resignation throws the top prize process into uncertainty ahead of the Biennale's opening. Meanwhile, Banksy unveiled a new anti-imperialist statue in central London. New York City commemorated its first Arabic-speaking community, 'Little Syria,' with a public artwork. Tania Bruguera is restaging her performance 'Tatlin's Whisper #6' in Times Square, discussing free speech with Hyperallergic. German artist Georg Baselitz died at 88. A new art fair for the 'global majority,' Conductor Art Fair, debuted in Brooklyn at Powerhouse Arts. The fair overlaps with the Venice Biennale. Required Reading covers Peter Hujar, Mahmoud Khalil, and Trump. El Museo del Barrio named curators for its Latine art survey. A member comment discusses artwork personhood. The archive features Cuban artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Raychel Carrión who turned Havana's May Day parade into a protest.