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‘Grotesque’ antisemitic art exhibition canceled in London
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A planned art exhibition in southwest London has been canceled following concerns over alleged antisemitic content raised by UK Lawyers for Israel.
The exhibition, “Drawings Against Genocide” by artist Matthew Collings, had been scheduled to run from May 16 to 24 at Delta House Gallery in Wandsworth. Reviews in British media called its antisemitic themes and imagery “grotesque,” and said it “was dripping with Jew-hate,” UKLFI said.
In a letter to the gallery’s owners, UKLFI warned that the works appeared to feature antisemitic imagery and narratives, including depictions that demonized Jews and Israelis, invoked conspiracy theories, and compared Israel to Nazi Germany.
Such material could potentially breach provisions of the Public Order Act 1986 and expose the gallery to legal and reputational risks, UKLFI said.
Following the letter, the gallery said the exhibition would not proceed, stating the event had been arranged without the owners’ consultation.
“There is a real danger in normalizing antisemitic imagery and narratives in cultural spaces,” UKLFI said in a statement welcoming the decision. “When material that demonizes Jews or recycles classic antisemitic tropes is presented as legitimate artistic expression, it risks lowering the threshold for what is considered acceptable in public discourse.”
In Margate. My cheeks are red. I am shaking. I popped into an exhibition that turned out to be the insane fever dream of an artist called Matthew Collins: ‘Drawings Against Genocide.’ The exhibition is described as ‘drawings… raising consciousness about hell…. Israel is the… pic.twitter.com/CO8Ee8eYLG
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