Artist Georgia Lale’s flag artwork was removed from an exhibition following backlash from far-right Greek politician Dimitris Natsiou.
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Art Student Fights for Free Speech After School Asks to Remove Pro-Palestine Signs
MFA student Morgan Patten and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression claim Brooklyn College’s actions violate her First Amendment rights.
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Citing Silencing of Arab Voices, Artists Cut Ties With Art Canada Institute
The nonprofit, based out of the University of Toronto, asked a group of Arab and Muslim artists for a last-minute “sensitivity review” of their exhibition.
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Thousands Urge Toronto Museum to Address Indigenous Curator’s Exit
Two public letters express solidarity with Wanda Nanibush, who departed the Art Gallery of Ontario after a pro-Israel group’s complaints of her social media posts.
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Questions Arise as Indigenous Curator Suddenly Departs Toronto Museum
Art Gallery of Ontario curator Wanda Nanibush’s departure came after a pro-Israel group complained about her social media posts.
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Students Protest After Michigan Art School Takes Down Palestinian Flags
“Cranbrook Academy of Art is making a choice to erase the Palestinian identity from public life,” reads an open letter signed by students and alumni.
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German Museum Cancels Afrofuturism Show Over Curator’s Pro-Palestine Posts
Curator Anaïs Duplan said he was “speechless” when his section for an upcoming exhibition at the Museum Folkwang was abruptly withdrawn.
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Christie’s Pulls Paintings by Lebanese Artist After “Complaints”
“I did not expect this decision from Christie’s, as they have previously sold similar works of mine,” artist Ayman Baalbaki told Hyperallergic.
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El Museo del Barrio Accused of Removing Work With Palestinian Flag
Artists Odalys Burgoa and Roy Baizan say they were notified that their Día de los Muertos altar would be removed from public display due to its inclusion of the Palestinian flag.
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British Politician Wants to Criminalize Waving the Palestinian Flag
Parliament member Suella Braverman is also concerned about the protest chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
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Barcelona Museum Gives Censored Art a Permanent Home
The new Museu de l’Art Prohibit will house a collection of more than 200 artworks that have been removed, banned, or denounced.
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Did China Censor a Photo of Two Women Athletes Embracing?
The image of two runners was reportedly removed online because it included numbers related to the Tiananmen Square massacre.
