In new book, Kushner claims envoy Friedman went rogue to okay West Bank annexation
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AP — A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv, an hour’s drive and a world away from the concrete wall in the West Bank where it was initially sprayed.
The relocation of the painting — which depicts a slingshot-toting rat and was likely intended to protest Israel’s West Bank rule — raises ethical questions about the removal of artwork from the territory, and the display of such politically charged pieces, in radically different settings from where they were created.
The painting initially appeared near Israel’s security barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and was one of several works created in secret around 2007. They employed Banksy’s trademark absurdist and dystopian imagery to protest Israel’s decades-long control of territories the Palestinians want for a future state.
Now it resides at the Urban Gallery in the heart of Tel Aviv’s financial district, surrounded by glass and steel skyscrapers.
“This is the story of David and Goliath,” said Koby Abergel, an Israeli art dealer who purchased the painting, without elaborating on the analogy. He said the gallery was simply displaying the work, leaving its interpretation to others. READ MORE
In new book, Kushner claims envoy Friedman went rogue to okay West Bank annexation
In new book, Kushner claims envoy Friedman went rogue to okay West Bank annexation
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