Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Gao Brothers - China

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The Gao Brother, based in Beijing, use many different forms of art to make political comments on China. They incorporate Christian iconography in a lot of their work along with iconography of Mao. Since 2000 the brothers have organised performances of people hugging each other. 


 

A lot of their work seems rather sexual, and particularly focuses on the form of a hermaphrodite. Which is interesting as pornographic imagery is highly restricted in China. The brothers use a lot of nudity as they believe only when naked can we be completely human.









A student led protest exposing splits in political leadership. The government responded by sending the military in with rifles on unarmed civilians. Due to lack of information from China a lot is unknown, death toll could be from 100's -1000's. The protest was triggered by the death of Hu Yaobang.







The Gao brothers use positivity in their work to comment on politics and society. Symbols of hope and togetherness etc.

Books:

A history of Chinese modern art
China avant garde photography
The best photography in China








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