Sangiuliano, no to the intolerant, yes to Israel in the Biennale. "Israel has the right and duty to testify: culture is a bridge between people and nations, not a wall of division" "My deepest solidarity and closeness goes to the State of Israel, its artists and all its citizens" states the minister.
Thousands of artists, institutions and cultural bodies have asked for the exclusion of Israel from the next Venice Art Biennal, scheduled from April 20 to 24 November.