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A Ukrainian performance by Yuriy Gruzinov took place inside the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale. He walked through the pavilion carrying a red notebook with "2026 List of Bastards" written on the cover, carefully jotting things down in it. NAU - Network Associazioni per Ucraina launched the Invisible Pavilion project. During the 61st Venice Biennale, an unusual "pavilion" without a building will appear across Venice - a network of posters spread throughout the city. The Invisible Pavilion project placed posters across Venice featuring the names of Ukrainian artists and authors, along with dates and venues, just like hundreds of parallel Biennale events. But every poster carries the same phrase: "CANCELLED because the author was killed by Russia." The project is dedicated to Ukrainian cultural figures killed by Russia’s war against Ukraine. There are nearly 300 of them - artists, writers, poets, directors, musicians, and cultural figures. During the Biennale press opening days (May 6-8, 2026), the posters will appear across the city. And every one of these names of Ukrainian artists murdered by Russia - Victoria Amelina, Volodymyr Vakulenko, Nika Kozhushko, Ihor Malakhov, and hundreds more - is the final argument for why Russia has no place at the Biennale or in the civilized world. 📹: Kateryna Tarabukina 📷: Katia Margolis