In Germany, documenta staff members remove a large-scale banner, a figurative representation of "People's Justice" by Taring Padi, a collective of underground artists from Indonesia, during the documenta fifteen contemporary art exhibition in Kassel on June 21. Photo: dpa
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will not visit the documenta exhibition this year amid allegations of anti-Semitism linked to the contemporary art show.
"Olaf Scholz is a big fan of the documenta and has probably not missed a documenta in the past 30 years. However, he has decided not to visit this year's edition," a government spokeswoman told dpa.
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documenta, anti-Semitism row
In Germany, documenta staff members remove a large-scale banner, a figurative representation of "People's Justice" by Taring Padi, a collective of underground artists from Indonesia, during the documenta fifteen contemporary art exhibition in Kassel on June 21. Photo: dpa
'People's Justice' by Indonesian artists' collective Taring Padi, is a large-scale banner that features a soldier with a pig's face wearing a scarf with a Star of David and a helmet with the inscription "Mossad," the name of Israel's intelligence agency. Photo: dpa
Organisers said on Monday (June 20) that the artwork in question was being covered up, and, late on Tuesday (June 21), it was dismantled. Photo: dpa
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