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During a performance piece in Berlin, Steyerl demanded state-run art institutions stop showing her work as part of the country's "external cultural diplomacy" until the country changes its policy toward the Turkish invasion of Kurdish areas in northeast Syria.
Art
Videos of a birthing in reverse in Candice Breitz's Labour document the process of mothers undoing the moment they gave birth to men who would become tyrants and dictators.
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Doğan and three other artists adorned their bodies with cave paintings from Hasankeyf, an ancient Mesopotamian city, to protest its imminent destruction caused by the construction of a new dam.
News
Leading Jewish studies scholars came out in defense of Peter Schäfer, himself a prominent Talmud Scholar, and called accusations of anti-Semitism against him "false" and "outrageous."
In Brief
Peter Schäfer stepped down from his post after the museum faced criticism for tweeting out an open letter opposing the labeling of the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) as anti-Semitic.
In Brief
The campaign, funded by the Alternative for Germany party, features the 1866 painting "Slave Market" with the caption, "So that Europe won't become Eurabia."
News
According to a group of activists, 75% of the artists being platformed at Berlin Gallery Weekend are white and male.
News
After Björn Höcke called the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin “a monument of shame," an artist built a replica beside the politician's home.
Art
Anna Ridler uses AI to bring "tulipmania" into the future.
Art
The streaming giant has set its sights on prestige film festivals. But as the controversy surrounding its entry Elisa y Marcela prove, it’s going to be a bumpy road.
News
Artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, who designed the monument over a decade ago, says, "The memorial can be repaired — it is far worse when the victim of violent homophobia is a human being."
Art
At a talk about the German government's shift towards rightwing politics, Kasper König made controversial comments calling Turkish immigrants aggressive.