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A pet food entrepreneur and a demand to ‘promote American values’: Trump’s cultural offensive hits the Venice Biennale

8 May 2026 at 09:51

The United States is at the Venice Biennale with yet another example of Donald Trump’s cultural offensive: with an unexpected artist who was chosen after a fraught selection process, and with the pavilion in the hands of an individual with no experience in the art world but well-connected to the president’s inner circle. The major contemporary art event is itself also surrounded by political tensions sparked by the participation of Russia and Israel.

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Tres obras de Alma Allen, en el interior del pabellón estadounidense en la Bienal de Venecia.

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The sculptor Alma Allen, on Tuesday outside the US pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
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