UAE: Authorities censor two Arab Spring-inspired art pieces at gallery

21 Mar 2012

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have removed two paintings inspired by the Arab spring from an art fair. The paintings, which were appearing as part of the regional art fair “Art Dubai”, unsettled the authorities and were ommitted. A painting titled After Washing by a Libyan-born artist — showing a woman holding underwear with word “Leave” written on it — was removed. Similarly, ”You were my only love” by a Moroccan artist, which depicted an incident in Egypt in which a female protester was beaten up and stripped by members of the security forces, was also banned from the fair.

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  1. Shadi Alzaqzouq

    March 21, 2012 at 20:34

    Please note the artist of “After Washing” is Palestinian, born in Lybia

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