Anti-genocide art exhibition closes early after ‘right-wing’ vandal attack

An exhibition of anti-genocide and pro-refugee art has been forced to close early, after a vandalism attack targeted anti-genocide exhibits on three successive nights. The one media outlet that seems to have covered the attack, Artnet, described the attackers as ‘right-wing’.

Right.

The “Window Wonderland 2025” exhibition of work by artists Peter Kennard and Fa Razavi was located at the Bomb Factory Art Foundation in London’s Marylebone. It was due to run until 19 January but was shut down nine days early. The thugs did around $20,000 of damage to windows and art displays.

Kennard’s son, journalist Matt Kennard, appears to have come to a more precise conclusion about the motivations of the attackers than merely ‘right-wing’. In an X post, Kennard asked his readers “Who do you think was behind it?”. However, he then indicated his own conclusion when he posted a close-up image showing the damage to the genocide-themed exhibits:

Close up pic.twitter.com/9WPbmC0OVO

— Matt Kennard (@kennardmatt) January 16, 2026

The destruction of the exhibition follows on the heels of the Israel lobby’s forced closure of a raved-about exhibition of ground-breaking work by artist Matthew Collings. Collings described the closure as:

The usual zionist bullying threatening attacks they are known for in Britain when they don’t like someone speaking out about their abuses.

Israel is terrified of truth about its terrorism.

Featured image via the Canary