Venice Biennale Strike Makes History
A 24-hour strike at the Venice Biennale preview led to more than two dozen national pavilions being partially or fully shuttered, with Palestinian flags draped over artworks, Hyperallergic reported. The action was organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance and local activist groups, and editor-in-chief Hakim Bishara described it as the first cultural strike in the Biennale’s 131-year history; thousands marched through Venice as Italian police pushed back protesters. The report also noted an unusual scene near the closed Polish pavilion, where a nesting seagull became an “accidental artwork,” which organizers said may be the first known instance of a bird nesting so prominently on the grounds. The same roundup also referenced coverage of the LA Art Book Fair and a review of a new documentary about “maintenance-artist” Mierle Laderman Ukeles.
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