Row erupts over Cairo mural depicting Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with dark skin

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A few hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping's landing, a massive work of art disappeared from Cairo's Tahrir Square. City employees had the 66...

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AHEAD of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Cairo last month, city authorities were busy removing a 66-meter-long mural from the distinguished guest's view.

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<p>In Cairo, a mural featuring black men Tutankhamun and Nefertiti Mural in Tahrir Square was painted over before Xi Jinping's visit due to controversy over the depiction of the pharaohs. The design was created for using ChatGPT</p>.

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Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Cairo last month, city officials were hastily removing the 66-meter-long mural from the distinguished guest's view. The painting depicted Pharaoh Tutankhamun and Queen Nefertiti, and the mural was one of 40 works commissioned to beautify the city ahead of Xi Jinping's arrival. It was painted by a volunteer [...]

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The creators say the faces were darkened by the shadow of the night. The article Egypt: The mural Xi Jinping should not have seen appeared first on Documento.

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The mural in Tahrir Square was designed with the help of ChatGPT in anticipation of Xi Jinping's visit. When controversy erupted over the depiction of the two figures, authorities demanded that the entire work be covered in white paint.