Main News: Major Festivals Ban Pro-Palestinian Art
By Annette Meier
Exterior view of Documenta 15 at Fridericianum, Kassel, 2022. Photo by Nicolas Wefers. Courtesy Documenta.
After nearly 16 months of the Israel-Hamas war—which has resulted in the deaths of around 1,700 Israelis and more than 48,000 Palestinians, and ravaged most of Gaza—a ceasefire came into effect in late January. Yet the region’s political strife continues to impact the global community, including the international art world where restrictions on artistic expression have amplified since the beginning of the year.
