Sooreh Hera, Iranian photographer
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Date: 2007
Region: Europe
Subject: Racial/Ethnic Religious Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Photography
Artist: Sooreh Hera
Confronting Bodies: Gemeentemuseum, The Hague
Date of Action: November 2007
Location: Hague, The Netherlands
Description of Artwork: The photograph, entitled Adam and Ewald, shows two gay men wearing masks of the Muslim prophet Mohammed and his son-in-law Ali.
The Incident: The Gemeentemuseum's director Wim van Krimpen told reporters the museum will not exhibit Adam and Ewald in the next few years because "certain people in our society might perceive it as offensive".
Results of Incident: The exhibit opened Dec 15, 2007 without Hera's work.
Source: De Volkskrant; Wikipedia
