The country, a major center for African art, will not have an official presence at this year’s event after a legal dispute over a Gaza-focused artwork.

The announcement comes after a court dismissed Gabrielle Goliath’s attempt to have her project reinstated—a ruling that has been met with anger by members of South Africa’s art world ...

South Africa has withdrawn its participation from the 2026 Venice Biennale following a months-long dispute over an artwork addressing Palestinian grief in Gaza.

South Africa’s decision is not the first time the Venice Biennale has courted controversy over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 2024, Israel’s representative at the exhibition shut down her ...

The art display, titled Elegy, sought to represent South Africa at the Venice Biennale, an international culture exhibition ...

A South African court has dismissed artist Gabrielle Goliath’s bid to reinstate her canceled Venice Biennale pavilion exhibition.

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Goliath was to exhibit a work that references Israel’s war on Palestine from her series Elegy, with Ingrid Masondo as curator. The selection was then cancelled by South Africa’s Minister of Sport, ...

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Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has confirmed that the process of changing Pretoria's name to Tshwane has fallen into limbo.

South Africa has announced it will not participate in the 2026 Venice Biennale, canceling its national pavilion at the ...