At the center of the world art show Documenta is a huge banner by the Indonesian underground collective Taring Padi, which shows massively anti-Semitic motifs. It was hung up mysteriously late, now parts of it are being covered.
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Jörg Haentzschel, Catrin Lorch and Nele Pollatschek
The Minister of State for Culture summarized the matter on Monday afternoon as follows: “In my view, this is anti-Semitic imagery.” Three days after opening. Claudia Roth talks about a huge work at the world art show Documenta in Kassel, one of the signature pieces, not far from the entrance to the Fridericianum. A fabric painting nine by twelve meters in the heart of the Documenta. A few hours later, the decision will be made to cover parts of the image. But first a review.