Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeProtests outside the Russian pavilion, May 6. As part of a compromise, Russia ceased live performance. Credit: Luca Bruno/APNothing but a perpetual party: Let back in to the famed internatioal art exhibition by a controversial Biennale president, Russia set up a non-stop party with regime-compliant musicians. The artists protesting outside tried to be louderNaama RibaVenice, Italy05:43 PM • June 10 2026 IDTVENICE - Russia surprised the art world in March when it announced its return to the Venice Biennale, the significant international art exhibition. The country has been absent since 2022, when the Russian aggression against Ukraine escalated into a full-scale war.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:RussiaUkraineEuropean UnionCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesGaza OffensiveU.S.-IranWest Bank SanctionsIsrael ElectionsGraham PlatnerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastMuslim Graves and Rare Toads: The Fight Over Renovating Jerusalem's Mamilla PoolN.Y.C. Actress Malky Goldman Survived a Haredi Arranged MarriageNatalie Portman Defends Israeli Director Nadav Lapid After Festival BoycottIsraeli Director Dropped From French Festival Jury Amid pro-Palestinian PressureTribeca Condemns Palestinian 'Dog Rape' Joke by Israeli Film's ProducerRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over GazaHow the U.S. Air Force Is Turning Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport Into Its Own Base