An art fair in Spain has removed an artwork which features photographs of jailed Catalan politicians.
The operator of the ARCOmadrid art fair said it took the decision as the work risked becoming a distraction.The artist, Santiago Sierra, used pixelated photos of 24 people, among them separatist politicians, referring to them as "political prisoners".
He warned the withdrawal "damages the international reputation of the art fair and the Spanish state".
When asked about the move, the Spanish government said "in Spain, there are no political prisoners".
The correspondent of the New York Times, Raphael Minder,usually pro Spanish in the conflict between Catalonia and Spain, recognizes now that: "Whether by law or intimidation, Spain has become a country where the risks of free expression have quietly mounted in recent years."
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