Venice Biennale Test: Is the U.S. Cultural Standing at Risk?
Critic Murray Whyte argues the United States faces a high-stakes test at the Venice Biennale this year, with Alma Allen as the official entry and a late, controversial State Department–led commission; amid an open letter calling to exclude the U.S. and a resigning jury, the event is framed as a potential humiliation on the world stage rather than a triumph for American culture.