"The fact that it was Schulich who instigated the decision not to acquire Goldin's work-first revealed by Toronto-based independent journalist Samira Mohyeddin on X-was later reported by the . The newspaper reviewed further documentation indicating that an unnamed person in a decisive meeting of the gallery's Modern and contemporary curatorial working committee likened Goldin to Leni Riefenstahl, the Second World War-era German film-maker and Nazi propagandist, and called Goldin a "liar" based on her outspoken advocacy for Palestinians."
"Although the AGO had planned to jointly purchase Goldin's moving-image work Stendhal Syndrome (2024) with the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) and Minneapolis's Walker Art Center, it pulled out in mid-2025 after its Modern and contemporary curatorial working committee voted 11-to-9 against it. The move was unexpected, especially as the AGO already had three Goldin works in its collection. In the vote's aftermath John Zeppetelli, the AGO's curator of modern and contemporary art, who had lobbied for the acquisition, resigned last year; two volunteer members of the committee also resigned over the decision. (The VAG and Walker Art Center proceeded with the joint acquisition.)"
Judy Schulich instigated a decision at the Art Gallery of Ontario to block acquisition of Nan Goldin's Stendhal Syndrome amid allegations that Goldin is antisemitic. Schulich is a major donor to the AGO and an executive at the Schulich Foundation. An internal Modern and contemporary curatorial working committee voted 11-to-9 against the acquisition. An unnamed committee attendee likened Goldin to Leni Riefenstahl and called her a "liar" over her outspoken advocacy for Palestinians. The AGO withdrew from a planned joint purchase with the Vancouver Art Gallery and Walker Art Center in mid-2025. Curator John Zeppetelli and two volunteer committee members resigned; calls for Schulich's resignation increased.
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