American photographer Nan Goldin opens exhibition in Berlin with fiery speech against Israel
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy American photographer and activist Nan Goldin has used a speech at the opening of her exhibition in Germany to condemn Israel's war in Gaza. Goldin, 71, said Friday she wanted to use her retrospective show at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin “as a platform to amplify my position of moral outrage" at what she described as "genocide in Gaza and Lebanon.” “My grandparents escaped pogroms in Russia. Hermann Parzinger, the president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, to which the Neue Nationalgalerie belongs, sharply condemned Goldin’s talk and the protesters' disruption of Biesenbach's speech. In a statement released by Biesenbach after the show's opening, cited by German news agency dpa, he said the gallery distanced itself from the protesters' stance and "clarifies that it stands for freedom of expression and respectful dialogue and interaction with each other.” Neue Nationalgalerie’s lifetime retrospective of Goldin, titled “This Will Not End Well,” showcases a comprehensive overview of Goldin’s work, including slideshows and films backed up by music.
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