Galliano Exits Met Gala Exhibit as Backlash Over Antisemitic Remarks Grows
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John Galliano has withdrawn from the Met Gala exhibit ‘John Galliano: Horizons’ amid mounting backlash over past antisemitic remarks. In a joint decision with the Met, Galliano announced the exhibition would not take place at this time, with Met director Max Hollein and Vogue’s Anna Wintour expressing support for the move. The controversy, which traces back to a 2011 Dior incident, drew condemnation from groups like Yad Vashem USA, highlighting the tension between honoring fashion history and addressing painful histories in museum contexts.
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