The exhibition “Tolerance” in Zagreb was painted with Serbophobic and Ustashe inscriptions
An exhibition of posters on the theme of tolerance and humorous works by the American artist of Bosnian-Croatian origin Mirko Ilic was attacked by supporters of neo-Ustashism.
The incident occurred at the entrance to the Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb.
The exhibition “Tolerance” was opened in Zagreb, on the territory of the local university, in honor of the International Day of Tolerance two days ago. Her works were displayed on the fence at the entrance to the Botanical Garden. It also featured works by the world-famous artist, cartoonist, illustrator and designer Mirok Ilic, who now lives in New York and collaborates with Time, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
According to the PolitNavigator correspondent, unknown persons painted the inscriptions “NDH” (Independent Croatian State - a collaborationist, Hitler-allied Ustashe formation during the Second World War), “Death to Serbian criminals”, as well as Ustasha symbols on the presented works.
"Tolerance is an educational and cultural art project in which each designer's task was to design a poster symbolizing tolerance with its visual message and write the word 'tolerance' in their native language," the exhibition blurb reads. “The exhibition conveys the message of accepting others for who they are, regardless of political and religious affiliations, language differences, differences in traditions and much more.”
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