Stars Power: Huang Rui
The Wall Street Journal reports on Huang Rui, a Chinese artist and a member of the “Stars” art movement that launched its first exhibit in Beijing thirty years ago: But back on Sept. 27, 1979, they were just a ragtag...
Huang Rui
China’s Modern Artists Push Political, Commercial Boundaries – Daniel Schearf
From VOA (link): Huang Rui, an artist and one of the organizers of the festival, says certain themes are off limits. “Some officials don’t like artworks with themes of leaders since Mao, or thoughts of the leaders, or the Tiananmen Incident,” Huang says. “These, for them, are very sensitive. In fact, these factors are like […]
China Orders Art Galleries to Remove Paintings With Political Themes – David Barboza
From the New York Times (link): Several galleries in this city’s thriving arts district were recently ordered by government officials to remove more than 20 paintings, apparently because they dealt with political themes, artists and gallery directors here said. The works, some of which featured radical portrayals of Mao and references to the Tiananmen Square […]
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