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The 5 countries boycotting Eurovision 2026 — and the ones still participating

The 5 countries boycotting Eurovision 2026 — and the ones still participating

Published by Daniella Wilson

Eurovision is facing backlash, and boycotts, for a third year in a row. The 2026 contest of the annual European song contest is going into its first round of semifinals tonight with its lowest participant count since 2003, with a handful of countries opting out of airing the competition or sending their own participants because of Israel’s participation. Though the country’s participation in the contest has raised controversy for decades, backlash has been heightened since 2023, when their war on Gaza, which is still raging today, began. After it was permitted to compete this year again, multiple countries announced they would boycott, and 2024 winner Nemo (from Switzerland) as well as 1994 winner Charlie McGettigan (from Ireland) returned their trophies in protest of the decision. Moreover, sparking additional controversy, the week of the semifinals, the New York Times released an investigation alleging that Israel, via a well-organized campaign by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, engaged in a broad effort to attain votes in favor of the country, unfairly influencing the results through a mass voting …

Venice Biennale Announces Participating Artists

Venice Biennale Announces Participating Artists

Published by José Betancourt

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines VENICE ROLL CALL. The Venice Biennale has officially named the artists participating in its 2026 edition opening to the public May 9 through November 22. Considered the world’s most important art exhibition, the biennale is gearing up for its 61st edition, titled “In Minor Keys.” It’s already faced one major challenge after its curator, Koyo Kouoh, died suddenly last year. However, her vision is being realised through advisers she appointed. “The minor keys refuse orchestral bombast and goose-step military marches and come alive in the quiet tones, the lower frequencies, the hums, the consolations of poetry, all portals of improvisation to the elsewhere and the otherwise,” Kouoh wrote in a text that quotes from thinkers such as Édouard Glissant, Toni Morrison, and Patrick Chamoiseau. “The minor keys ask for listening that calls on the emotions and sustains them in return.” PARIS MUSEUM SHUFFLE. Laurence des Cars has stepped downfrom the top job at the Louvre, and Christophe Leribault is poised to replace her, reports Le …