Posts Tagged: Ruangrupa
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...
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...
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...
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...
German Parliament to Debate Official Probe Into Antisemitism at Flagship Contemporary Art Festival
The row over antisemitic imagery at Germany's highly-regarded Documenta festival of contemporary art reached the German parliament this week, as legislators urged tough consequences for...
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...
Leading Contemporary Art Show Opens in Germany Amid Political Storm Over ‘Antisemitic’ Exhibits
The top official tasked with combating antisemitism in Germany has criticized a leading art show that was opened by the country's president on Saturday for...
Top German Antisemitism Official Expresses Concern That Major Art Show Is Boycotting Israel
The failure of a major contemporary art show in Germany to invite Israeli artists to exhibit suggests its curators have endorsed the international boycott campaign...
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...
