Antisemitism scandal roils international art exhibition Documenta 15 in Germany

The director of a major international art exhibition has resigned after a work that included caricatures of Jews and Israelis ignited a reckoning over antisemitism.

Art lovers look at the large painting "People's Justice" (2002) by the Indonesian collective Taring Padi, covered with black cloth, on Friedrichsplatz in Kassel, Germany, June 28, 2022. Several antisemitic motifs could be seen on the banner, prompting a debate about the show's handling of antisemit

Art lovers look at the large painting "People's Justice" (2002) by the Indonesian collective Taring Padi, covered with black cloth, on Friedrichsplatz in Kassel, Germany, June 28, 2022. Several antisemitic motifs could be seen on the banner, prompting a debate about the show's handling of antisemit

(photo credit: UWE ZUCCHI/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES)

ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA

JULY 18, 2022 22:07

Updated: JULY 19, 2022 13:17

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