Scholz won't visit documenta art show amid anti-Semitic art uproar

In Germany, documenta staff members remove a large-scale banner, a figurative representation of "People's Justice" by Taring Padi, a collective of underground artists from Indonesia, during the documenta fifteen contemporary art exhibition in Kassel on June 21. Photo: dpa

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will not visit the documenta exhibition this year amid allegations of anti-Semitism linked to the contemporary art show.

"Olaf Scholz is a big fan of the documenta and has probably not missed a documenta in the past 30 years. However, he has decided not to visit this year's edition," a government spokeswoman told dpa.