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Sharjah Biennial Director Fired Over Offensive Artwork by Randy Kennedy

Officials in Sharjah announced Wednesday that Jack Persekian, the director of the Sharjah Art Foundation, which runs the biennial, had been fired on orders from Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed al-Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah, because a work by one artist in the biennial contained material or subject matter that the sheikh found offensive.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:30am on April 7, 2011 ☆ ⚑

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