Deeply disappointing’: Anti-censorship groups call out IU’s cancellation of Palestinian artist's exhibit
The NCAC’s letter to Whitten also went unacknowledged, Larison said, and she’s heard that IU is not changing its position.
“This is deeply disappointing to us,” Larison said. “It's very foreboding that this is something that other public universities might consider or be emboldened to do as well.”
Indiana University Cancels Major Exhibition of Palestinian Artist
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The first American retrospective of Samia Halaby, regarded as one of the most important living Palestinian artists, was abruptly canceled by officials at Indiana University in recent weeks...“I write to formally notify you that the Eskenazi Museum of Art will not host its planned exhibition of your work,” Brenneman wrote in the Dec. 20 letter.
Cancelation of Palestinian artist's exhibit at Eskenazi Museum of Art.
Indiana University's Eskenazi Museum of Art has canceled a planned February exhibit featuring works by Samia Halaby, who is Palestinian-born visual artist. An online petition calling for the reinstatement of the exhibit has been set up. So far, the petition has received over 7,000 signatures.
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