Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said he would do “everything” again if he had to, despite the Italian Culture Ministry’s backlash and the European Commission's stripped funding. In an exclusive interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Venice Biennale Foundation President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco stood by the decision to include Russia in the 61st Venice Biennale this year.
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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said he would do “everything” again if he had to, despite the Italian Culture Ministry’s backlash and the European Commission's stripped funding. In an exclusive interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Venice Biennale Foundation President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco stood by the decision to include Russia in the 61st Venice Biennale this year.
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