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[^2]\n\nOn August 31, 2026, Galliano released a statement withdrawing the exhibition. [^3]\n\nThe article raises questions about whether political considerations should override artistic merit, asking if Galliano's work should be judged on its own merits despite his controversial history. [^4]\n\nGalliano stated he remains fully accountable for the pain caused by his words in the past, particularly the hurt he caused to the Jewish and Asian communities, and expressed deep sorrow. [^5]\n\nIn the joint statement, Galliano said he decided with great sadness that the exhibition should not take place at this time. [^6]\n\nJohn Galliano previously made a series of antisemitic and racist comments in 2010 and 2011 that went viral and led to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France. [^7]\n\nIn 2011, Galliano was fired as creative director of Dior and later convicted by a French court of hate crimes for making antisemitic and anti-Asian slurs at a Paris cafe. [^8]\n\nIn a post, Galliano wrote that he remains fully accountable for the pain caused by his words in the past, particularly the hurt he caused to the Jewish and Asian communities, and that meaningful atonement is not achieved through an exhibition, institutional recognition or a single public gesture. [^9]\n\nThe cancellation of the exhibition follows significant public backlash regarding Galliano's past history and recent statements. [^10]\n\nIn the video, Galliano was recorded saying things like 'People like you should be dead. Your mothers, ancestors should all have been gassed to death' and 'I love Hitler'. [^11]\n\nJohn Galliano stated in the joint statement that he accepts full responsibility for the pain caused by his words in the past, specifically to the Jewish and Asian communities. 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