Russian Artists, Curator Pull Out of Venice Biennale Pavilion Amid War in Ukraine

Following the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale will not take place as planned this year.
Artists Alexandra Sukhareva and Kirill Savchenkov, as well as curator Raimundas Malašauskas, said on Sunday that they would no longer participate in the pavilion. Rather than selecting another artist and curator, however, the Russian Pavilion appeared to suggest that it would not host an exhibition at all this year at the Biennale, which is set to open in April.
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