Turks against Arshile Gorky

14:25 – 10.04.10

Federation of Turkish Associations in Britain (ITDF) and
representatives Turkish Forum of Great Britain have demanded the
directorate of the London-based Tate Modern arts museum that the term
"genocide" be excluded from the brochures and DVDs of the famous
Armenian-American artists and a Genocide survivor Arshile Gorky.

"We have required that the notes over the 1915 events be changed. We
were told that some appendices would be attached to those brochures
saying that those assertions are disputable. But we are not satisfied
with it … This whole exhibit pursues a propaganda objective," ITDF
Coordinator Servet Hasan was quoted by the Turkish local daily
Cumhuriyet as saying. He also added that the Tate Modern arts museum
has promised to turn to the Foreign Ministry over the issue.

"The Director of the Exhibit Vicenti Todori told us that they had sent
a letter to the Great Britain’s authorities over the issue. He also
said that it was mentioned in the response letter that the authorities
of the Great Britain do not acknowledge those assertions and consider
the 1915 events as "events that took place during wartime’," said
Servet Hasan.

The exhibit of Arshile Gorky has opened in February 2010 and will last
till May 3.

Tert.am

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress