The 61st Venice Biennale art event opened amidst geopolitical tensions and protests, overshadowing the international art exhibition.

The 61st edition of the international art event launched on Saturday in an atmosphere marked by geopolitical strife. <img alt="Pussy Riot and FEMEN activists protest Russia" src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5796x3864+0+0/resize/5796x3864!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbf%2Fe1%2F84f44b844022be5828151d7f4a17%2Fap26127708072237.jpg" /><p>The 61st edition of the international art event launched on Saturday in an atmosphere marked by geopolitical...