Artists wary of discussing Gaza war, says Jeremy Deller

Deller says culture war has ‘maybe made some people a bit fearful’, as he donates to charity auction in support of MSF

The culture war has made artists wary of discussing the Israel-Palestine conflict, according to Jeremy Deller, who has donated work to a charity auction to support Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Deller is one of more than 260 artists, including Yinka Shonibare, Wolfgang Tillmans, Mark Wallinger, Mona Hatoum, Sir John Akomfrah, Jesse Darling and Dame Sonia Boyce, who have contributed work that will be sold at the exhibition and auction, which is in aid of the medical charity’s work in Palestine.