Indonesian curators at documenta reject latest anti-Semitism charges


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Accusations of anti-Semitism have dogged the 15th edition of documenta in Kassel, Germany for months, with a banner from Indonesia art collective Taring Padi showing anti-Semitic stereotypes removed just days after the exhibition opened in June. Photo: dpa

The Indonesian curatorial collective Ruangrupa has rejected the latest accusations of anti-Semitism that have plagued the sprawling German art show since it opened in June.

"The images in the Presence des Femmes brochure are clearly not anti-Semitic," Ruangrupa and the artistic team said in a statement on Wednesday that rejected earlier accusations as a "misinterpretation."

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