Posts Tagged: documenta antisemitism
Art Festival in Germany Dominated by Antisemitism Was ‘Inspiring,’ Newly-Appointed Director Says
The newly-appointed director of Germany's Documenta festival of contemporary art has described its 2022 edition -- which was dominated by a series of scandals around...
Jews in Hamburg Protest State-Funded Professorships for Artists Involved in Festival Plagued by Antisemitism
Members of the Jewish community in Hamburg demonstrated outside the German city's University of the Fine Arts in protest against the recent appointment of two...
State-Funded Professorships for Artists Involved in Art Show Plagued by Antisemitism Invokes Ire from German Jews
Germany's Jewish community has reacted angrily to the announcement that two members of the Indonesian artists collective responsible for curating this year's Documenta art festival...
German Art Festival Dogged by Antisemitism Allegations Refuses to Remove Pro-Palestinian Installation ‘Glorifying Terrorism’
The series of scandals concerning the display of antisemitic works of art at the flagship Documenta festival in Germany continued to fester this week, as...
Top German Antisemitism Official Calls for Tighter Control of Documenta Artshow in Wake of Anti-Jewish Exhibits
The head of the German federal government's office for combating antisemitism has vociferously condemned the Documenta festival of contemporary art in the city of Kassel...
‘Bursting With Hatred for Israel:’ Antisemitic Video Exhibited at Scandal-Plagued Documenta Art Festival
The ongoing Documenta festival of contemporary art in the German city of Kassel was the site of yet another scandal involving antisemitism on Wednesday, as...
Outrage Among Jewish Activists as Yet Another Antisemitic Image Is Discovered at Leading German Art Festival
Yet another antisemitic artwork has been identified at the Documenta festival of contemporary art in Germany, leading to renewed calls from Jewish activists for the...
German Jews Call for Resignation of New Documenta Art Festival Director as Antisemitism Scandal Festers
The scandal over antisemitic artworks on display at Germany's prestigious Documenta festival of contemporary art continued to fester on Friday, as Jewish activists demanded the...
Antisemitism Scandals at Major Art Festival Demonstrate Danger Posed by BDS Campaign, Says Head of German Jewish Community
The successive scandals over antisemitism plaguing one of the world's leading showcases for contemporary art demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of the BDS...
New Revelations of Support for Anti-Israel BDS Campaign Pile Pressure on Beleaguered German Art Festival
Germany's flagship Documenta festival of contemporary art is facing the removal of its federal government funding as fresh allegations of antisemitism among its curators and...
‘Disgusting’: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Nixes Visit to Contemporary Art Festival Over Antisemitic Display
Germany's federal chancellor has pulled out of a visit to a major contemporary art show in the city of Kassel in protest at the presence...
Crudely Antisemitic Mural Removed From Top Art Show in Germany as Controversy Over Jew-Hatred Roils On
The storm over antisemitism at one of the world's leading contemporary art shows continued unabated on Tuesday as organizers removed a mural that included crudely...
Top German Art Show Embroiled in Antisemitism Row Over Participation of Pro-BDS Organizations
One of the world's leading festivals of modern art was embroiled in a row over antisemitism on Monday, linked to the participation of organizations that...
