Stage curtains are closing, art exhibitions are being halted and performers are being replaced. Major cultural players worldwide have reacted to the invasion of Ukraine by canceling shows and applying pressure to the country's art institutions.
on Sunday that it will not work with Russian artists or organizations that support President Vladimir Putin until the country's invasion of Ukraine ends.
Kjartansson, who in 2009 became the youngest artist to represent Iceland at the Venice Biennale, has exhibited at Tate Modern in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He believes that artists, curators, collectors and institutions must"consider every move" in order to"stand by" Ukraine and stand"against Putin's regime," but called for artists themselves to be protected from boycotts.
"The decision reflects concern that, in light of the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine, the inclusion of a Russian entry in this year's Contest would bring the competition into disrepute," read the statement. Performances by several other Russian ballet companies have also been affected, with shows by the Russian State Ballet of Siberia pulled in the English town of Northampton and a performance of Swan Lake by the Royal Moscow Ballet called off in Dublin, Ireland.petition
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