Palestinian Life photographs

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Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]

Medium: Photography [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]


Artist: various


Confronting Bodies: Chicago city officials responding to audience complaints


Dates of Action: June, 2002


Location: Thompson Center, Chicago, IL


Description of Artwork: Photographs of the Palestinian experience 1948-1998. The images show violence and despair.

The Incident: The photos were removed by the governor's office within an hour of their hanging because they were considered "too political," and could be seen as "anti-Israeli" but were reinstalled the very next day.

Results of Incident: The exhibition remained on display until the end of the week.

Source: Chicago Sun Times [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]