Gallery apologises for ‘any hurt and distress’ as two artworks withdrawn from Young Artists’ Summer Show
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has removed two works inspired by Gaza from its Young Artists’ Summer Show after an open letter from the Board of Deputies of British Jews raised “significant concerns” about their content.
In a letter posted on X this week, a board vice-president, Andrew Gilbert, described three works on display at the gallery as containing “antisemitic tropes and messaging”, which had caused “significant concern to members of our community”.
Continue reading…Gallery apologises for ‘any hurt and distress’ as two artworks withdrawn from Young Artists’ Summer Show The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has removed two works inspired by Gaza from its Young Artists’ Summer Show after an open letter from the Board of Deputies of British Jews raised “significant concerns” about their content.In a letter posted on X this week, a board vice-president, Andrew Gilbert, described three works on display at the gallery as containing “antisemitic tropes and messaging”, which had caused “significant concern to members of our community”. Continue reading…