Baumgaertel complained after his artwork titled 'Turkish dictator' was removed from his gallery at the art Karlsruhe fair. Photo: Thomas Baumgaertel/Twitter Baumgaertel complained after his artwork titled 'Turkish dictator' was removed from his gallery at the art Karlsruhe fair. Photo: Thomas Baumgaertel/Twitter
Baumgaertel complained after his artwork titled 'Turkish dictator' was removed from his gallery at the art Karlsruhe fair. Photo: Thomas Baumgaertel/Twitter
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Painting of Turkey’s President Erdogan with a banana up his buttocks sparks anger at German art fair

The gallery owner said he took down the caricature to “avoid trouble”

Topic |   Art
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 4:33am, 24 Feb, 2018

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Baumgaertel complained after his artwork titled 'Turkish dictator' was removed from his gallery at the art Karlsruhe fair. Photo: Thomas Baumgaertel/Twitter Baumgaertel complained after his artwork titled 'Turkish dictator' was removed from his gallery at the art Karlsruhe fair. Photo: Thomas Baumgaertel/Twitter
Baumgaertel complained after his artwork titled 'Turkish dictator' was removed from his gallery at the art Karlsruhe fair. Photo: Thomas Baumgaertel/Twitter
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