«Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA) escalates its ongoing campaign with simultaneous protests outside the Israeli Pavilion and in the city of Venice. ANGA calls for an end to the genocide being perpetrated by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, an end to the apartheid and an end to the occupation of Palestine. ANGA’s call for the exclusion of Israel, on trial at the International Court of Justice for plausible genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, from this year’s 60th Venice Biennale has gained nearly 24,000 signatures.
The international solidarity and pressure from global arts workers, has resulted in a retreat by the artistic team of the Genocide Pavilion. Contrary to their claims, they have not withdrawn, and the pavilion has not been closed. We do not applaud empty and opportunistic gestures timed for maximum press coverage, and leaving video works on view to the public, while Palestinians are killed by Israel every hour and millions face imminent famine.
ANGA bears witness to the more than 33,797 Palestinians killed in Gaza, more than 76,000 injured, and tens of thousands, presumed dead, who remain trapped beneath the rubble of their former homes. 1.7 million people, 85% of Gaza’s population, have been displaced. 1.1 million Gazans face immediate famine, deliberately imposed by Israel, as it continues to block aid to the people of Gaza. The state of Israel promotes death, cruelty, starvation, and ethnic cleansing. The official presence of Israel at the Biennale disqualifies any discussion of equality, justice, freedom in art as in life. It makes a mockery of the Biennale. There can be no enjoyment of art, no business as usual, during a genocide. [Source ANGA’s press release, 17th April 2024]»
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