Censorship

The call for the cancellation of a film with alleged anti-semitic content at Documenta 15 has led curators to write an open letter, denouncing the move. After recent allegations of anti-semitic content at the exhibition, stakeholders and…

The controversial survey “After ‘Freedom of Expression?’”, featuring a sculpture of comfort women in imperialistic Japan goes to view again next week. The survey explores the ‘comfort woman’ - women abducted from Korea and other…

Amidst the censorship controversy between artists and city officials, the Ramat Gan Museum in Tel Aviv has shuttered its doors. The controversy began after the work of artist David Reeb was removed from the exhibition at the behest of…

A monument made in memorial of the Tiananmen Square massacre in a Hong Kong University was dismantled earlier this week. The Pillar of Shame, as the sculpture is known, was built by artist Jens Galschiøt to commemorate the 8th…

Hong Kong has passed new laws that allow the government to censor even old movies for any content against “national interest”. Since the pro-democracy protests by civilians first rocked Hong Kong two years ago, the city-state has been in…

A poster of filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers was removed from Instagram for the depiction of a lactating nipple. Now, the social media platform has revoked its decision. The Spanish filmmaker had posted the poster of his…