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Nesting Seagull Becomes Unexpected Star of Venice Biennale

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By Avedis Hadjian
| Hyperallergic Verified
News — 2 min read A seagull nesting near the Polish pavilion at the Venice Biennale on May 8, 2026 (photo Avedis Hadjian/Hyperallergic) VENICE — A seagull nesting among the national pavilions of the Venice Biennale has unexpectedly become one of the exhibition’s most unexpected attractions. The bird has laid eggs outside Poland’s pavilion in the Giardini, prompting bemusement among visitors as photographs circulated online and in the art press.
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Pussy Riot and Topless Activists Rally Against Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale

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By Avedis Hadjian
| Hyperallergic Verified
VENICE — Thick plumes of pink smoke billowed outside Russia’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale this morning, May 6, alongside blue and yellow flares evoking the Ukrainian flag. Approximately 50 activists from the art collective Pussy Riot and FEMEN, a Ukrainian feminist movement, protested Russia’s participation for the first time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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‘We have to move with the times’: The cloistered life isn’t cellphone-free

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By Avedis Hadjian
| The Christian Science Monitor Verified
Monasteries and nunneries have long been oases of quiet contemplation in a world overrun by distractions. But these days, many of those who have chosen the cloistered life are almost as tethered to their cellphones as the rest of us. That’s what I’ve found during my visits to monasteries over the past decade, from Italy to Nepal. Take, for example, a moonless night last year on Maundy Thursday at the monastery of St. Lazarus of the Armenians in Venice. I watched as the Rev.
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