Venice Biennale Bars Leaders Facing ICC Charges From Top Prizes
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The Venice Biennale jury ruled that national pavilions led by heads of state indicted by the ICC are ineligible for the festival's Golden and Silver Lions, effectively barring Russia's Vladimir Putin and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu from the event's top prizes; the decision frames prize judging around international law, a move the Biennale defends as autonomous, while critics warn it risks politicizing art.
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