A Mexican artist will pull his installation that involves pumping auto exhaust into a former synagogue in Germany. Santiago Sierra also said he will come to Germany from Mexico City to speak with his critics, and hopes to convince them to support his work. Sierra’s project drew widespread criticism from German Jews.
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