Guardia di Finanza raided Embassy of Piracy at Venice Biennale
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Sunday afternoon, the Guardia de finanzia raided SALE, one of the venues for "collateral projects" in the official program of the Venice Biennale, hosting amongst others the Embassy of Piracy. The first words uttered by the cops: "You cannot have The Pirate Bay here".
Present in the space at the time, working with finalizing an installation, were several diplomats and artists from the Embassy: Carrie Roseland, Palle Torsson and Tobias Bernstrup. They were demanded to show their passports and their identities were registered by the Italian state, while the special police agents, wearing civil costumes, explored the paper pyramids, balloons, computers ...