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Article: Cowboy movie, Indian panel
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 3, 1991
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The curators of a Palestinian film series that has been
characterized as pro-intifadah withdrew their work from the Institute
for Contemporary Art just a day before it was set to open because the
ICA, bowing to pressure from a former board member, decided to
sponsor a panel discussion on Arab-Israeli affairs in conjunction
with the film.
ICA board member Steven Grossman resigned his post and argued that
a discussion was necessary to put the films into a fairer context and
to give a more balanced picture of the situation in the Mideast. The
curators of the films responded that the ICA decision to follow