Alex Marshall

Moore, an Indigenous Australian artist, won the Golden Lion for “kith and kin,” which draws on what he says is 65,000 years of family history.

Sculptors have immortalized past British monarchs with imposing, stern-faced statues. For Queen Elizabeth II, they’re taking a different approach.

This year’s four nominees are Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur, Pio Abad and Delaine Le Bas, whose works draw on personal history and cultural interpretations.

For years, activists and politicians have led discussions about whether disputed museum objects should go back to their countries of origin. At this year’s Biennale, artists are entering the fray.

Campaigners have unsuccessfully urged the Eurovision Song Contest to ban Eden Golan because of her country’s war in Gaza. “I won’t let anything break me,” she said.

For months, activists and some fans of the song contest have demanded Israel be banned from the event, which this year takes place in Malmo, Sweden.

The contest features songs that range from the sublime to the ridiculous, but it also has political undertones, with the run-up to the final in Malmo, Sweden, overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

The contest in Malmo, Sweden, features songs that range from the sublime to the ridiculous, but it also has political undertones, with the run-up to the final overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

The contest in Malmo, Sweden, features songs that range from the sublime to the ridiculous, but it also has political undertones, with the run-up to the final overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

The contest features songs that range from the sublime to the ridiculous