Major Islamic Art Exhibit Hampered by Russia's Dispute with US Jewish Group
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
By Mike Boehm
CALIFORNIA - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is caught in a dispute between Russian authorities and Chabad, a prominent international Jewish group based in New York City. The suit originated in Los Angeles in 2004 could prevent or delay the loan of nearly one-sixth of a major exhibition on Islamic art set to open at LACMA on June 5.
Museum spokeswoman Barbara Pflaumer said Tuesday that she could not comment on LACMA's efforts to assuage the Russians in hopes of securing the artworks; the situation "is incredibly fragile and we are doing our very best not to make waves," she said, adding that "Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts," will take place with or without the pieces from Russia. The Russian cultural ban already has aborted one U.S. museum exhibition and forced the indefinite postponement of another. [link]
By Mike Boehm
CALIFORNIA - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is caught in a dispute between Russian authorities and Chabad, a prominent international Jewish group based in New York City. The suit originated in Los Angeles in 2004 could prevent or delay the loan of nearly one-sixth of a major exhibition on Islamic art set to open at LACMA on June 5.
Museum spokeswoman Barbara Pflaumer said Tuesday that she could not comment on LACMA's efforts to assuage the Russians in hopes of securing the artworks; the situation "is incredibly fragile and we are doing our very best not to make waves," she said, adding that "Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts," will take place with or without the pieces from Russia. The Russian cultural ban already has aborted one U.S. museum exhibition and forced the indefinite postponement of another. [link]
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