Because of this composition had to close the Museum.
In China, the Museum was accused of racism because of the exhibition, in which were compared the images of wild African animals with black people. In the end, the Museum was forced to close the exhibition.
So, in the Museum of the Chinese city of Wuhan (Hubei province) in the framework of the exhibition “This is Africa” were presented pictures of animals and black people with similar emotions.
Public attention was attracted by a paired image of the screaming boy and gorilla. Other jobs next to people was depicted baboons, and cheetahs.
As reported by the curator of the exhibition, it was closed after complaints of Africans, including those living in China. Author pictures — photographer Yu Halpin, a construction magnate, which is more than 20 times and visited Africa, have received many awards for his work and is Vice President of the photographers ‘ Association of Hubei province.
Before the exhibition was closed due to the huge number of complaints, its time to watch more than 170 thousand people, reports the New York Times.
Curator of the exhibition van Wessun assured that the decision to combine photos of people and animals, it was his idea, not the author photo. According to him, in China, comparing people to animals is considered a compliment.
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