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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Royal Academy removes Gaza-inspired works after Jewish group flags concerns

Exterior of the Royal Academy of Arts in London
The Royal Academy of Arts in London said it removed two of the three artworks criticised after ‘thorough’ discussions. Photograph: Jo Hale/Getty Images

The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has removed two works inspired by Gaza from its Young Artists’ Summer Show after an open letter from the Board of Deputies of British Jews raised “significant concerns” about their content.

In a letter posted on X this week, a board vice-president, Andrew Gilbert, described three works on display at the gallery as containing “antisemitic tropes and messaging”, which had caused “significant concern to members of our community”.

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