Censored Palestinian artist on the art of the working class / by People’s Dispatch

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Palestinian artist Samia Halaby spoke to Peoples Dispatch about censorship, abstract art, the genocide in Gaza and more

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Palestinian artist Samia Halaby had her alma mater cancel her planned exhibit back in February, over her outspoken support for Palestine. In an interview with Peoples Dispatch, Halaby discusses the revolutionary and working class nature of abstract art, often presented as an apolitical art form.

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