Welsh public bodies could remove 'highly contentious' public art from view if it 'insults or hurts' members of the public under new anti-racism guidance.
Welsh public bodies could remove 'highly contentious' art from view if it 'insults or hurts' members of the public under new anti-racism guidance.
The guidance, which applies to both old and new commemorations and artwork and seen by MailOnline, adds: 'In recent times there has been greater recognition that public commemoration should be more wide-ranging. It adds: 'It is worth actively reviewing how earlier commemorations could be presented and accessed so that they form part of the balanced, authentic and decolonised account of the past that public bodies are expected to promote.'
It is suggested that contentious artworks might be addressed through the addition of new information panels which would provide a 'decolonised account of the past' as well as artistic interventions. Following the review, a statue of a 19th-century slave trader was removed from outside Cardiff City Hall in 2020.
The statue of Sir Thomas Picton was removed from Cardiff City Hall in 2020 due to his links to the slave trade
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