South Africa: ANC court challenge to The Spear

The ANC is squaring up to the Goodman gallery and newspaper in court on Tuesday (22 May) over the exhibition and publishing of Murray’s contentious artwork The Spear. The ruling party is seeking an urgent court interdict against the gallery and the newspaper, demanding the image to be removed from the exhibition and taken off the newspaper’s website, arguing that it violates President Jacob Zuma’s right to privacy and dignity. Both the gallery and the newspaper stand by their decision to exhibit the portrait, claiming they are protected by their constitutional right to freedom of expression.