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Photographer Nan Goldin publicly addressed Israel’s war in Gaza during a talk at the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival in France. She appeared on stage with novelist Édouard Louis, who read a statement about the conflict. An audience member shouted at Goldin, who responded by citing civilian death tolls and questioning whose lives matter. Goldin also criticized the conflation of anti-Zionism with antisemitism, calling it a weapon to silence critics of Israeli government actions.

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‘Why don’t you talk about the hostages?’: Nan Goldin interrupted by protester during Gaza-focused speech at Rencontres d’Arles

American photographer Nan Goldin was confronted by a protester during her acceptance of the 2025 Women In Motion Award at the Rencontres d'Arles photography festival. Goldin used the occasion to speak about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, describing the conflict as "the first live-streamed genocide" and projecting images of Gaza before and after the Israeli military campaign. A woman in the audience repeatedly shouted, "Why don't you talk about the hostages?" while other audience members chanted "Free Palestine." Goldin responded by acknowledging the 7 October attacks but emphasizing the scale of Palestinian casualties. She also accused the Israeli government of conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism and of putting drugs in flour delivered to Gaza, a claim not independently verified.

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Anonymous image makers, New York nights and confronting the colonial: three photography shows to see at Les Rencontres d'Arles

The article highlights three photography exhibitions at the 2025 Rencontres d'Arles festival, titled "Disobedient Images." The first show features the late David Armstrong, a Boston School photographer, with vintage prints and contact sheets capturing 1970s-80s New York counterculture. The second, "On Country: Photography from Australia," presents works by Indigenous and non-Indigenous photographers that challenge colonial narratives and explore First Peoples' connection to land. The festival runs across multiple venues in Arles through summer and fall.

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