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muriel_volestrangler

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3. Serpentine Galleries chief resigns in spyware firm row

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2019, 06:32 AM

Jun 2019

The head of the Serpentine Galleries has resigned after it emerged she is the co-owner of an Israeli cyberweapons company whose software has allegedly been used by authoritarian regimes to spy on dissidents.

On Tuesday, Yana Peel announced she was stepping down as the chief executive of the prestigious London art gallery so the work of the Serpentine would not be undermined by “misguided personal attacks on me and my family”.

In a statement, Peel said: “I have decided I am better able to continue my work in supporting the arts, the advancement of human rights and freedom of expression by moving away from my current role.”

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/18/serpentine-galleries-chief-yana-peel-resigns-in-spyware-firm-row

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