2023-11-18 12:48:20
MELBOURNE: The local government will remove a work of art on Carlisle Street in Melbourne following it was accused of insulting the Jewish community. It was decided to change this following receiving many complaints regarding this artwork.
The artwork is on display in a two-storey building on Carlisle Street in Balaclava, an inner Melbourne suburb. In the complaints, it has been said that in the context of Israel-Hamas, it has become an artwork that insults the local Jewish community. Port Phillip Mayor Heather Cunsolo said the city council will therefore initiate the process to remove it.
Meanwhile, this work of art was created before the Israel-Hamas war. Heather Kunzlow and members of the Jewish community said they did not doubt the artist’s intentions and did not intend to defame him.
‘We understand that this artwork has deeply disturbed and divided members of the Jewish community, and we want to create an urban environment that welcomes all. These murals had the opposite effect. Kunzolo added that he apologizes to the Jewish community for what happened.
The council had already approached several Jewish community leaders when it was argued that the artwork might be interpreted as anti-Semitic in the context of the war. Although no one expressed such concern, the artwork may seem anti-Semitic in the context of the current conflict. Mayor Heather said the council has no interest in adding to the pain and suffering many in the Jewish community are already experiencing.
She said that work has begun to remove the artwork that is part of the building and is expected to take a few days. They also informed that the processes will be tightened to prevent such incidents from happening once more.
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