Following accusations of anti-Semitism, the organizers of the Ibug street art exhibition in Chemnitz have taken down parts of an artwork. Specifically, it is reportedly a work by artist Luke Carter with the words "GERMANY MURDERED WITH". According to an expert from Johns Hopkins University, parts of the work are problematic, the organizers said on request. "Although the artist's work is not anti-Semitic in its intention, we have decided to take these parts down." The "Freie Presse" had previously reported on this.
Multiple works address the Gaza war
Many of the works deal with the Gaza war and the suffering of the civilian population. In addition to the work by Luke Carter, for example, Gino Dambrowski shows a mother with her four-year-old child who was killed in an Israeli air raid. Only one word is written above it: "STAATSRÄSON". In another work, the artist Plan B shows mutilated children under the heading "Netanyahu's Stickers Gaza Set". According to "Freie Presse", this has also been criticized. A Jewish professor is quoted as saying that it is a clichéd reference to the ritual murder legend from the Middle Ages.
The show opened regularly to the public on August 22 and can be seen from Friday to Sunday - the last time next weekend.
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