NSW council refuses to show world-renowned Gaza artwork over ‘unacceptable’ safety risk

Exclusive: Shoalhaven council says Wall of Tears installation by Phil Buehler posed risk to staff, visitors and tenants Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A New South Wales local council has refused to show a world-renowned artwork about children killed in Gaza after asking organisers to investigate hiring “armed guards” to counter the risk of “community conflict” over the mural. The organisers, Shoalhaven Friends of Palestine, was aiming to show the Wall of Tears installation by American artist Phil Buehler at the Shoalhaven Regional Gallery in Nowra on Tuesday, following the work being exhibited around Australia, including on the front lawns of Parliament House in Canberra in September. Continue reading...

澳大利亚新南威尔士州肖尔黑文市议会以安全风险为由，拒绝在地区画廊展出纪念加沙遇难儿童的装置作品《泪墙》。组织方认为市议会提出的武装保安、缩短展期等要求不合理，最终将展览改到当地教堂举办。