News and Comment London Art Centre Hosts a Repugnant, Racist ‘Human Zoo' in order to Raise Awareness of Slavery under Western Colonial Rule
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News On Thursday, 25th of September, the UK media reported that the London Barbican Centre was forced to close down a performance art piece, entitled "Exhibit B" that it planned to host in September. The exhibition consisted of the construction of a ''Human zoo' featuring black actors in chains and cages but was shut down due to anti-racism protestors. The white South African artist Brett Bailey, who made the exhibit,…
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