A nude painting of justice minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) was censored at the graduate exhibition of Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Jewish Design News reports. Following a series of complaints, Shenkar president Yuli Tamir ordered the artist Yam Amrani to tape over the nude’s face as a compromise. The reason, she said, was that it presented ‘a sexist statement on a woman who also happens to be a political figure.’ Continued complaints resulted in the removal of the painting from the exhibition. The censorship of the artwork was deemed equally as controversial leading Head of the Department of Multidisciplinary Art Larry Abramson to tender his resignation: ‘It was hard for me to accept Yuli Tamir’s directive, precisely because of the values that she represents and in light of which she runs this school. At that moment, I realised I had to resign.’
22 July 2016
