L'Humanite
01-19-2016, 03:56 PM
The Israëli embassy demanded the removal of a work by Ernest Pignon-Ernest that included an image of the Palestinian opposition leader Marwan Barghouti.
The art world is in revolt. And not that "world" alone. The Israëli embassy in Paris managed to censure a work of art, here in our own territory. Yielding to multiple pressures, the auction salesroom Artcurial retracted a work by Ernest Pignon-Ernest that bothered Israël. In one blow, the auction sale of 36 "front pages" of the newspaper (...)
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The art world is in revolt. And not that "world" alone. The Israëli embassy in Paris managed to censure a work of art, here in our own territory. Yielding to multiple pressures, the auction salesroom Artcurial retracted a work by Ernest Pignon-Ernest that bothered Israël. In one blow, the auction sale of 36 "front pages" of the newspaper (...)
- Culture (http://www.humaniteinenglish.com/spip.php?rubrique8) / Israel (http://www.humaniteinenglish.com/spip.php?mot30), Censorship (http://www.humaniteinenglish.com/spip.php?mot290), Palestine (http://www.humaniteinenglish.com/spip.php?mot31)
More... (http://www.humaniteinenglish.com/spip.php?article2954)