Diversity United is a travelling exhibition featuring work by 100 living artists from 34 countries – seeing this monument to liberal values moved our writer to tears
Politics hijacks the Diversity United exhibition
The exhibition Diversity United a collaboration between Germany, France and Russia was to travel around Europe. But an intervention from Moscow threw it off track.
Political artworks at Diversity United exhibition
Sejla Kameric: Liberty
The ideal of Enlightenment is spelled out in bright white neon letters. They stand out against a bare wall and stone floor, reminiscent of the inner courtyard of a prison. The association feels strengthened by the spikes that are typically used as a bird deterrent on building ledges and commercial signage. Is it liberty s way of protecting itself or is the message turned into an empty phrase?