A contemporary art museum, the Malmö Konstall has an exhibition consisting of two homeless Rroma in a room begging. They are paid, and are not accepting any money from the visitors. The exhibition has been criticised by several organisations as being demeaning and as being an exploitation of human misery.

We would just say that in this particular case, the artist and the gallery have done their share to perpetuate age old stereotypes… This is clearly not acceptable.

• SUEDE. Deux Roms exposés dans un musée. In: L’Obs. 03.02.2015. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/monde/20150203.OBS1531/suede-deux-roms-exposes-dans-un-musee.html
• Suède: Deux sans-abri roms «exposés» dans une galerie d’art. In: 20 Minutes. 03.02.2015. http://www.20minutes.fr/monde/1531859-20150203-suede-deux-abri-roms-exposes-galerie-art$
  Suède: Deux sans-abri roms “exposés” dans une galerie d’art

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