BERLIN (AP) — The curators of a major art show in Germany have apologized for including a work featuring antisemitic elements that prompted an outcry at the event’s opening this week. Organizers of the documenta fifteen show in Kassel ordered the banner by Indonesian collective Taring Padi, titled “People’s Justice,” to be taken down Tuesday following widespread criticism from Jewish groups and German and Israeli officials. It acknowledged that the incident followed months of debate about alleged antisemitism, which it and the show’s organizers had strongly rejected. His comments came before the Taring Padi banner was unveiled. Many of the documenta’s exhibits address issues of colonialism from the perspective of the global South.

Source: MetroXpress June 24, 2022 12:55 UTC