According to Deutsche Presse-Agentur, a famous German sculptor Gunter Yukker (Günther Uecker) said that Uzbek officials censored his exhibition, which is being held in the Gallery of Fine Arts of National Bank of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.

exhibition was organized by the Goethe Institute in Tashkent, is called the "suffering people - 14 ways to comfort. She exhibited works created in 1992-1993. According to an official press release, the exhibition is a statement against xenophobia, racism and oppression of dissidents. Among the exhibits - the sculptures of wood and scraps of fabric resembling instruments of torture.

According Yukkera, shortly before the opening of the exhibition told representatives of the government to remove a number of jobs and put in their place, the exhibits from the local military museum , which is now being renovated. In addition, officials are not allowed to fly translation accompanying text, which refers to the humiliation of human dignity.

Yukker Gunter was born in 1930. He became famous for his paintings, objects and installations with a lot of nails. In 1960 the artist was a member of the group Zero, famous for its researches in the field of kinetic and optical art.

Exhibition "suffering people - 14 ways to comfort" was shown in 43 countries, including Bosnia and Egypt.

article prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

Source: artinfo.com , goethe.de /ins /uz /tas /ruindex.htm , artinvestment.ru