Charles Leonard
South Africa pavilion will be empty at 2026 Venice Biennale, culture ministry says
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
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Artist Gabrielle Goliath’s attempt to reinstate cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion dismissed by court
The artist and the curator Ingrid Masondo will be challenging the decision handed down by a judge from South Africa’s high court
South African artist Gabrielle Goliath to approach high court over cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion
The move by the artist and her team comes as South Africa’s culture ministry has allegedly begun approaching new artists about making work for the 2026 pavilion
South Africa’s Venice Biennale artist appeals to president after pavilion cancelled by minister
Gabrielle Goliath’s video-based project Elegy was pulled by Gayton McKenzie, seemingly over a planned Gaza-related segment