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\n\tThree Baltic pavilions at the 2026 Venice Biennale\u2014Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia\u2014organized a walk in solidarity with Ukraine on May 6, one of the exhibition\u2019s preview days.<\/p>\n
\n\tA statement from the Lithuanian Pavilion explains that the procession was dedicated to cultural workers from Ukraine \u201cwho continue to create and represent their country in conditions of war, as well as to those who have lost their lives because of ongoing violence.\u201d Ukraine has its own pavilion at the Biennale, and this year\u2019s show, \u201cSecurity Guarantees,\u201d features work by Zhanna Kadyrova.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe walk began at the Lithuanian Pavilion in the Fucina del Futuro, progressed to the Latvian Pavilion in the Arsenale, and ended at the Estonian pavilion at Patronato Salesiano Leone XIII, a church\u2013turned\u2013community center. The total distance was about a mile and a half.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe action is one of many political statements that have already taken place at the highly contentious 2026 Biennale, which doesn\u2019t open to the public until May 9. <\/p>\n
\n\tOn Wednesday morning, Pussy Riot and FEMEN protested at the Russian pavilion, and on Tuesday, dozens of artists gathered at the entrance to the Giardini in opposition to Israel\u2019s inclusion in a collective action titled \u201cSolidarity Drone Chorus.\u201d Tomorrow, the Art Not Genocide Alliance has organized a rally to kick of a 24-hour strike, also in protest of the Israeli pavilion. And mere days before the art world descended on Venice for the preview week, the entire jury resigned, presumably related to their prior decision to exclude countries charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, which would include both Israel and Russia.<\/p>\n
\n\tSolvita Krese, the director of the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art in Riga and commissioner of the Latvian pavilion, made clear what is at stake: \u201cIn today\u2019s geopolitical reality, we are reminded that freedom is never self-evident\u2014it must be defended. The Venice Biennale\u2019s decision to allow Russia\u2019s participation raises urgent questions about the responsibility of cultural institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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