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The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer's conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.
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John Galliano exhibition at New York Met cancelled after backlash
The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer's conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.
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Met Gala exhibition honouring John Galliano cancelled after backlash over past antisemitic comments
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Met Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano is cancelled after backlash
Fashion designer was convicted of hate crime by French court in 2011 after series of racist and antisemitic remarks The controversial fashion designer John Galliano announced on Monday that an exhibition honoring his work that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art had scheduled to open for the upcoming spring’s Met Gala is not going to go forward. The museum’s decision to honor Galliano, who was convicted of a hate…
