Melbourne’s Anna Schwartz gallery drops artist Mike Parr after political piece on Israel-Gaza war
by Kelly Burke from World news | The Guardian on (#6GZXH)
Gallery owner, who has represented Parr for 36 years, says she was sickened by hate graffiti' in the work, but denies censoring it and has kept it on display
- Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
- Get our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcast
The Melbourne gallery owner Anna Schwartz has dropped the provocative performance artist Mike Parr after a 36-year relationship, after a piece commenting on Israel's military action in Gaza.
Schwartz sent Parr a two-sentence email on Sunday, the day after he installed the third part of his exhibition Sunset Claws, informing him she would no longer represent him.
Continue reading...