Athens, 27 April 2023 (MIA) – A group of black-clad members of the banned far-right "Golden Dawn", barged in and disrupted an exhibition by Macedonian artist Sergej Andreevski taking place at a gallery in the Thessaloniki district of Kalamaria, MIA's Athens correspondent reports. 

In a video posted on YouTube by the so-called "Golden Dawn's Youth Front", members are heard saying "Golden Dawn sealed the Skopje exhibition in Kalamaria", commenting they don't accept any compromise on the "Greek character of Macedonia", adding that it was an "obvious mockery and an insult to the national feeling of the Macedonians", and they had to "intervene" and above all send a message to the Greek authorities that "such provocations don't go unanswered".

At the entrance of the gallery they put up posters which, they note, are intended for the residents and the "unacceptable tolerance of the mayor".

"It is forbidden to advertise or make available for use a public space with money from the Greek citizens to organizations or individuals such as Sergej Andreevski, who undermine Greek history, challenge the Greek character of our country, give away our national symbols and condone crimes against Greeks," reads the poster.  

"Golden Dawn" was part of the Greek Parliament between 2012 and 2019, and according to a 2020 court ruling, it is a criminal organization and the leadership of the party, former MPs and members, have now been serving a three-year prison sentence.

Sergej Andreevski's exhibition titled "Unexhibited works on paper" was opened in Thessaloniki last Friday, with many visitors in attendance. Conveying his impressions to MIA, the artist said on Wednesday that art knows no borders, and its language is universal.  

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