It fails to directly address the German state’s repression of pro-Palestine expression, even as many of its works model “safer” forms of resistance.
Andrea Scrima
Andrea Scrima is an artist and writer based in Berlin. Her exhibition LOOPY LOONIES was on view at Kunsthaus Graz, Austria in 2024. The author of two novels and numerous essays, she is editor-in-chief of the online literary magazine StatORec and writes a column for Three Quarks Daily.
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