More than 550 people have signed an open letter demanding the resignation of a trustee of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) over the decision not to acquire a video work by Nan Goldin.

It comes after reports Judy Schulich criticized Goldin's views on the conflict in Gaza and persuaded other members of the collections committee to reverse its plan to buy her Stendhal Syndrome.

The signatories say they want "Judy Schulich to step down as a trustee" and for the gallery's leadership to "recommit to curatorial independence".

Three volunteer members of the committee have already resigned along with the gallery's modern and contemporary curator, John Zeppetelli, who spoke in favor of the joint acquisition with two other institutions.

A spokeswoman for the Toronto gallery, which already owns three works by Goldin, said "personal political views were brought into the conversation," which were "not intended to be part of the process."

The number of objects in the collection of the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam which opens the doors to its new home to the public for the first time on Saturday.

A video installation by Norwegian artist Tori Wranes will be part of a group show representing the Nordic Countries at this year's Venice Biennale.

She will be joined by Swedish-based Klara Kristalova and Finnish sculptor Benjamin Orlow in the show curated by Anna Mustonen and inspired by local folklore.

Kiira Miesmaa, the director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma who commissioned the pavilion, said the countries "share a cultural heritage that goes beyond geography, creating fertile ground for meaningful artistic collaboration".

It has also been announced India is returning to the event after seven years away. The pavilion, curated by Amin Jaffer, will feature work by five artists.

1 - Michael Wellen has been appointed chief curator at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles after a decade working at London's Tate Modern. He is joined by Regan Pro who is becoming the museum's first head of learning, engagement, and research. She was among staff laid off by George Lucas's yet-to-open Museum of Narrative Art last year.

2 - Antwerp's Museum of Contemporary Art has won a reprieve after local politicians dropped plans to close it down. The proposal, which would have seen its collection handed over to the SMAK museum in Ghent, was opposed by artists including Anish Kapoor and museum leaders such as Laurent Le Bon from the Pompidou Center in Paris, Tate Modern's Maria Balshaw in London and Taco Dibbets from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

3 - Curator David A. Ross has resigned as chair of New York's School of Visual Arts after his email exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made public. Ross, who previously worked at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art, the Whitney in New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, said his friendship with Epstein had been a "terrible mistake of judgement".

4 - Turkish law enforcement is involved in the search for the missing $102 million worth of jewelry stolen from the Louvre in Paris, according to local reports. The Hurriyet newspaper reported authorities were "monitoring borders, auction houses and the art market" amid suspicions the loot may be in the country.