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China frees artist held for Tiananmen anniversary

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FILE – In this April 29, 2014 file photo, Chen Guang, former Chinese soldier turned artist, poses for a photo after a performance to Continue reading

Five Chinese Dissident Artists Who Aren’t Ai Weiwei

The Huffington Post | By Mallika Rao
Posted: 06/10/2014 9:21 am EDT Updated: 06/10/2014 10:59 am EDT
It’s easy to think Chinese political art stops at Ai Weiwei, the embattled provocateur who is arguably the art world’s most famous living figure. Continue reading

Chinese Artist Detained Before Tiananmen Anniversary

By ANDREW JACOBS MAY 9, 2014 7:53 AM

09sino-artist-tmagArticleChen Guang, in 2009, in front of paintings based on his experiences during the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests.

The New York Times

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Dangerous memories of Tiananmen Square

 

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Ng Han Guan/AP – Chen Guang, a former People’s Liberation Army soldier turned Beijing-based artist, has been in police detention since May 7.

By Louisa Lim, Published: May 16

Louisa Lim is an NPR correspondent and the author of “The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited,” which will be published June 4.

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