The artists and curators representing Israel at the Venice Biennale have decided to postpone the opening of their pavilion exhibit in solidarity with the victims of the recent Hamas attack and the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
Italian soldiers stand guard in front of the Israel 's pavilion during the pre-opening of the Venice Biennale art show in Venice on April 16.
Italy’s culture minister had firmly backed Israel’s participation, and the fair was opening amid unusually heightened security. “As an artist and educator, I firmly object to cultural boycott, but I have a significant difficulty in presenting a project that speaks about the vulnerability of life in a time of unfathomed disregard for it,” Patir said in the statement.
“There is no end in sight, only the promise of more pain, loss, and devastation. The exhibition is up and the pavilion is waiting to be opened,” they said. For now, a video work made by Patir can be seen through the pavilion window.“It’s a very courageous decision,” Pedrosa told The Associated Press. “I think it’s a very wise decision as well” because it is “very difficult to present a work in this particular context.
Pedrosa, the artistic director of Brazil’s Sao Paulo Museum of Art, said one of the Palestinian artists, New York-based Khaled Jarrar, was not physically in Venice because he couldn’t get a visa.
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