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To receive\u00a0Morning Links\u00a0in your inbox every weekday,\u00a0sign\u00a0up\u00a0for our\u00a0<\/em>Breakfast with ARTnews\u00a0newsletter<\/em>.<\/p>\n The Headlines<\/strong><\/p>\n PAINTING OVER THE CRACKS<\/strong>: Amid ongoing fallout over sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez<\/strong>, a prominent mural honoring the labor and farmworker leader was painted over yesterday in San Francisco<\/strong>, reports\u202fABC 7 News. The artwork had adorned the Mission District\u2019s Latin Rock Music House<\/strong>, a venue that has hosted legendary Latino performers over the years. \u201cI did this to let everyone know. Let\u2019s get the ball rolling. Let\u2019s start right here and get this done,\u201d said building owner Richard Segovia. Artist Carlos \u201cKookie\u201d Gonzalez<\/strong>, who joined Segovia in painting over the mural, added: \u201cIn light of the allegations and confirmation of them, none of this is okay.\u201d<\/p>\n NO STAGE FOR SPIN. <\/strong>Venice\u2019s mayor, Luigi Brugnaro<\/strong>, made it clear on Thursday that Russia<\/strong>\u2019s pavilion at the biennale will be shut down if it crosses the line into propaganda. But he stressed that the city should still be a space for dialogue and cultural exchange. Tensions have been high since Russia announced its return to Venice for the first time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The program, unveiled by Russian cultural envoy Mikhail Shvydkoy <\/strong>on March 3, will feature a mix of folklore and world music. This announcement put Italy\u2019s culture minister, Alessandro Giuli<\/strong>, and the biennale president, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco<\/strong>, at odds. Brugnaro told the Ansa<\/em> news agency: \u201cIf the Russian government were to carry out propaganda, we would be the first to close the pavilion.\u201d But he added, \u201cIn Venice, we practice diplomacy and openness\u2026 Russia, as a state, is a problem, but the Russian people are not. Culture mustn\u2019t become censorship.\u201d<\/p>\n The Digest<\/strong><\/p>\n The forthcoming Rong Museum<\/strong> in Shenzhen\u2019s Houhai district, built by tech billionaire Pony Ma Huateng<\/strong>, will be directed by Pi Li<\/strong>, who recently left his job as leading curator of Hong Kong\u2019s Tai Kwun<\/strong>Contemporary<\/strong>. [South China Morning Post]<\/p>\n \n\tThe Mexican government has asked eBay<\/strong> to cancel a sale of 195 pre-Hispanic objects, and return them to Mexico, after the country\u2019s National Institute of Anthropology and History<\/strong> determined the artifacts were part of Mexican heritage and their sale illegal. But the Florida-based seller insists they were purchased legally. [The Art Newspaper]<\/p>\n \n\tOn April 29, an immersive, site-specific soundscape by the Finnish artist Hans Rosenstr\u00f6m<\/strong> opens at the FDR Four Freedoms State Park<\/strong> on Roosevelt Island in New York. \u00a0[The Architect\u2019s Newspaper]<\/p>\n \n\tThe singer Jewel<\/strong> will present artworks at the Salone Verde in Venice, concurrently with the biennale, and in association with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art<\/strong>, from May 9 to November 22. \u00a0[press release]<\/p>\n The Kicker<\/strong><\/p>\n ON WITH THE SHOW<\/strong>. The display cases have been left deliberately empty in a forthcoming Paris exhibition at the Institute du Monde Arabe<\/strong>\u00a0about the ancient city of Byblos, located in today\u2019s Lebanon. Why? It was too dangerous to ship their contents from Lebanon, where they reside, reports Le Monde<\/em>. The country is enduring regular bombing from Israel in its war against Hezbollah<\/strong>. The exhibit \u201cByblos, Millennia-old City of Lebanon,\u201d opening March 24, is already much delayed, due to on-and-off again conflicts in the region, but the institution opted to go ahead this time, and let the bare display cases speak, silently, for themselves. \u201cWe are afraid of becoming like Gaza. The silence surrounding Lebanon is brutal, deafening,\u201d said curator of the exhibit, Tania Zaven<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/san-francisco-mural-of-cesar-chavez-painted-over-venice-mayor-warns-russian-pavilion-against-peddling-propaganda-morning-links-for-march-20-2026-1234778216\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2234401547.jpg?w=1024″] To receive\u00a0Morning Links\u00a0in your inbox every weekday,\u00a0sign\u00a0up\u00a0for our\u00a0Breakfast with ARTnews\u00a0newsletter. The Headlines PAINTING OVER THE CRACKS: Amid ongoing fallout over sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez, a prominent mural honoring the labor and farmworker leader was painted over yesterday in San Francisco, reports\u202fABC 7 News. 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