Artist commends jury for resigning over inclusion of Russia and Israel but says reasoning should also have included US
Anish Kapoor says the US should be excluded from the Venice Biennale because of the country’s “abhorrent politics of hate” and its “incessant warmongering”.
The artist, who represented Britain at the 1990 edition, told the Guardian that he commended the biennale jury’s decision to resign just a few days before the event, which is billed as the “Olympics of art”, in protest at the inclusion of Israel and Russia.
However, Kapoor said the five-member international jury should have included the US in their reasoning for pulling out of judging the prizes, which will now be delayed until November.
He called the decision to resign “courageous”, but added that “I would hope that they might have also excluded the United States for its abhorrent politics of hate and its incessant warmongering.”
