{"id":1919678,"date":"2026-05-05T13:23:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919678"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:23:38","slug":"fierce-pussy-says-venice-censored-biennale-posters-about-trans-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919678","title":{"rendered":"fierce pussy Says Venice Censored Biennale Posters About Trans People"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tfierce pussy, a collective of lesbian artists, said that its Venice Biennale contribution was censored by the Italian city ahead of the opening of the exhibition today.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe collective designed posters for the Biennale that address queer people and trans people. The phrase \u201cWelcome queers and trans people\u201d appears in both English and Italian on one poster that features the beloved Lion of Venice sculpture, which the group rendered as a cat.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother poster features the words \u201cwe are queers and trans people\u201d alongside a list of occupations, from \u201cyour mortician\u201d to \u201cyour favorite newscaster.\u201d The list culminates in the words \u201cwe are everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tComposed of the artists Nancy Brooks Brody, Joy Episalla, Zoe Leonard, and Carrie Yamaoka, fierce pussy had intended to paste these posters across Venice. But, Episalla wrote on Instagram, the work ended up being \u201ccensored by the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSo we went, as per usual, rogue: made stickers \u2013 and hit the streets,\u201d Episalla continued, posting images of small versions of the posters affixed to walls, windows, and spaces typically used for advertisements.<\/p>\n

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\n\tEpisalla also noted, \u201cAs a concession La Biennale has placed the original posters inside the entrance of the Arsenale.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA spokesperson for the city of Venice did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tfierce pussy is participating in the Biennale via a group called arms ache avid aeon, which is part of \u201cIn Minor Keys,\u201d the main exhibition curated by Koyo Kouoh. That show, along with 100 national pavilions that opened alongside it, began welcoming members of the press on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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