#BDS: لاريسا صنصور: هكذا انتصرتُ على لاكوست

عكّا | «أشعر بالنصر، خصوصاً أنّ القضيّة أخذت أبعاداً كبيرة بعد تورّط شركة كبيرة بالرقابة على الفنون» تقول لاريسا صنصور لـ«الأخبار». الفنانة البصريّة الفلسطينيّة الشابّة ودّعت العام الماضي بهدف سجّلته في مرمى شركة «لاكوست» ضمن قضية شغلت الرأي العام العربي والعالمي لأيام. «هذه ليست المرة الأولى التي تمارس فيها شركة رقابة على الفنون، لكن في الحالة الفلسطينية، لا تعود القضية قضيّة حريّة تعبير فقط، بل قضية حريّة بالمطلق»، تقول. بعد أيام قليلة على رفع العلم الفلسطيني في مقر «الأونيسكو» (باريس)، تفجّرت في الصحف قضيّة إلغاء شركة «لاكوست» الفرنسية لترشيح صنصور (القدس/ لندن) لجائزة تمنحها بالتعاون مع متحف «إيليزيه/ لوزان» السويسري، بحجة أن عملها الفنّي «منحاز جداً لفلسطينيين».

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#BDS Protests held at Lacoste stores across France against "racism" and censorship of Palestinian artist

Palestine solidarity activists staged protests on Christmas Eve at Lacoste clothing stores in several French cities to protest the censorship and expulsion of Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour from a prestigious art competition sponsored by the French luxury clothing firm.

The scandal led last week to the cancelation of the 2011 Lacoste Elysée Prize by the Musée de L’Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland.

At actions in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Bordeaux, activists picketed stores, handed out flyers and told Christmas shoppers about Lacoste’s censorship, calling on them to boycott the company. Protestors held signs and prints of Sansour’s censored work and called out slogans condemning Lacoste’s “racism” against Palestinians.

The protests against Lacoste come just days after 12 French activists were acquitted of “inciting hate and discrimination” by a French court for having staged protests at Carrefour supermarkets calling on shoppers to boycott Israeli goods.

The photos and images were first posted by the activist grouping CAPJPO-EuroPalestine.  

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#BDS: Swiss museum suspends Elysée Prize to protest #Lacoste’s exclusion of Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour

"The Musée de L’Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland has suspended the 2011 Lacoste Elysée Prize, a presitigious international photography contest, over the sponsor’s decision to expel Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour. The following press release was issued by the museum."

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#BDS: #Lacoste: NO ROOM FOR PALESTINIAN ARTISTS

"The prestigious €25,000 Lacoste Elysée Prize is awarded by the Swiss Musée de l’Elysée with sponsorship from Lacoste, the clothing brand. Larissa Sansour was among the eight artists shortlisted for the 2011 prize. In December 2011, Lacoste demanded that her nomination be revoked. Lacoste stated their refusal to support Sansour’s work, labelling it ‘too pro-Palestinian’. A special jury will convene in January 2012 to select the winner.

As a nominee, Sansour was awarded a bursary of €4,000 and given carte blanche to produce a portfolio of images for the final judging. In November 2011, three photos for Sansour’s Nation Estate project were accepted, and she was congratulated by the prize administrators on her work and professionalism. Sansour’s name was included on all the literature relating to the prize and on the website as an official nominee. Her name has since been removed, just as her project has been withdrawn from an upcoming issue of contemporary art magazine ArtReview introducing the nominated artists."

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