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A controversial representation of Juan Carlos I took the Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona to cancel the exhibition
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Describe the sculpture that led to suspension of a group exhibition at the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) amid accusations of censorship and heated controversy, is relatively simple, but requires several lines.
And in it a dog German Shepherd seems sodomizing a woman miner’s helmet -inspired by the Bolivian union Domitila Barrios – which in turn sodomizes Juan Carlos I previous -the King of Spain – who in turn throws flowers on several helmets Schutzstaffel . Nazi SS
The work is entitled “No dressed to conquer” and belongs to Austrian Inés Doujak .
And was part of the exhibition “The beast and the sovereign,” organized by the MACBA and Württembergischer Kunstverein (WKV) in Stuttgart , which was supposed to open in Barcelona this week.
The undignified representation of Spanish exmonarca, however, led to the director of MACBA, Bartomeu Marí , to request late withdrawal of sculpture, not considered “appropriate”.
And the refusal of the curators of the exhibition ended up causing the suspension, at the last minute, the entire exhibition.
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“The work is part of the tradition of parody, sculptures carnival and iconoclastic cartoons. did not mean to insult a private person, but critically reformulate a collective representation of sovereign power, “explained the curators a statement released by the WKV and shared with BBC World.
“The removal of the piece of Doujak not only would irreparably compromised the whole concept of the show but also challenged our view of art, freedom of expression and the role of the museum in contemporary society, “reads the document, which justify its refusal.
” Under the circumstances, the act of canceling the exhibition an act of censorship, “stated there.
The MACBA, for their part, officially only regretted not being able to reach a compromise that would allow the opening of the exhibition “because, after all, who harms is our audience and our ongoing dedication to service.”
“It is difficult to understand and share some decisions. It is also difficult to explain calmly in the media maelstrom that we are living. We are sure to find the space and time to share the debate that no doubt is generated after a situation like this, “reads the website.
The debate, however, already started in the media and social networks.
There are discussing both the merits of the work of Doujak such as the role of contemporary art, the risks of censorship and limits freedom of expression, and even the relationship between Spanish and public institutions with the royal house.
Because, in fact, this is not the first time that satirical depictions of a Spanish monarch lead to actions denounced as “censorship”.
In Spain the idea that the figure of the king symbolizes the unity of the state is enshrined in the Constitution of 1978, which states that it is “inviolable”.
And since then, it is considered that attack the king is attack the state.
For now, however, the images of” not dressed to conquer “which had already been exhibited at the 31st edition of the Biennial of Sao Paulo and will be presented with all the works of” The Beast and sovereign “in the Württembergischer Kunstverein Sttugart- have become a sensation on the Internet, even in Spain itself.
Because, as often happens in such cases, the controversy has only become more visible what the museum refused to submit.
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