JTA — An art gallery in Canada has been roiled by resignations after it narrowly voted not to acquire work by Jewish photographer and outspoken pro-Palestinian activist Nan Goldin over accusations that she holds antisemitic views.

The resignations of the Art Gallery of Ontario’s modern and contemporary curator and two members of its modern and contemporary collections committee were first reported by The Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper.

Goldin, who is widely acclaimed for her documentary-style photography of marginalized communities, has faced controversy in recent years over her outspoken pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activism.

In the weeks following the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led onslaught, Goldin signed onto a letter calling for “Palestinian liberation.” In April 2024, she also signed another letter calling for Israel’s exclusion from the Venice Biennale art festival. In December 2023, Goldin told n 1 Magazine that she had “been on a cultural boycott of Israel for my whole life.”

German leaders criticized her after a November 2024 speech at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, where she said, “I decided to use this exhibition as a platform to amplify my position of moral outrage at........

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