Artist refuses to open Israeli Venice Biennale exhibition until there is a ceasefire in Gaza
The artist and curators representing Israel at this year's Venice Biennale announced on Tuesday they will not open the Israeli pavilion exhibition until there is a ceasefire in Gaza and an agreement to release Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Their decision was posted on a sign in the window of the Israeli national pavilion on the first day of media previews, just days before the Biennale contemporary art fair opens on Saturday.
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