An art exhibition by Gazan children depicting the trauma of being bombed and besieged by Israel has been censored by a US gallery.
The decision to pull the show, set to open in Oakland, California, was taken after intense pressure from pro-Israeli organisations.
Board directors at the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) cancelled the show, A Child's View of Gaza, citing the “inappropriate nature” of the work.
It's yet another illustration of the power wielded by a massively-funded Israeli lobby in the US.
It might also be the first time ever that pictorial experiences of traumatised children have been deemed inadmissable by a gallery, particularly one that's already hosted other childhood victims of warfare.
Fortunately, the adverse publicity generated by this shameful decision only helps highlight the artwork and its laudable, moving message.
If every picture tells a story, every effort to subvert the truest one exposes a more worried and mendacious hand at work.
John
1 comment:
Truly a horrendous act on the part of the Museum. As a professional in the Arts, I am deeply disappointed in my colleagues.
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