Slovenian artists' ideological protest

Slovenia's artists used the occasion of the awarding of the country's most prestigious culture prize on Prešeren Day, the Slovenian Cultural Holiday, to demonstrate against the new conservative government's scrapping of the Ministry of Culture. The left-liberal daily Delo says the protest is arrogant and highlights the rift between the artists and the rest of Slovenian society: "And what did we get for Prešeren Day this year? An ideological and cantankerous surprise, accompanied by a barrage of bellicose cultural statements. This was yet another confirmation of the fact that as we have long known the gap between 'us' and 'the others' is unfortunately an incorrigible and timeless phenomenon."

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