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Feminist Art Exhibitions Ignite Controversy Over Gaza Conflict
11/24/2025
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- Judy Chicago, artist, and Nadya Tolokonnikova, collaborator, staged feminist art exhibitions in Tel Aviv that sparked controversy and calls for a boycott in 2025.
- A coalition of Israeli and Palestinian artists urged Judy Chicago and Nadya Tolokonnikova to avoid "artwashing" the Gaza situation, which they describe as genocide and ongoing ethnic cleansing.
- The 2025 exhibitions highlighted tensions between art and politics in Israel.