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Artist Gao Zhen Detained in China Over Sculptures Criticizing Mao Zedong

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The post Artist Gao Zhen Detained in China Over Sculptures Criticizing Mao Zedong appeared first on Artnet News. The artworks, which were created in the early 2000s and critique the Cultural Revolution, are suspected of breaking a 2018 law.

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Fire Engulfs a U.S. Sculpture Park Displaying Works by a Chinese Dissident Artist—Again

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Artist Chen Weiming, who founded Liberty Sculpture Park, said he will not back down. Sculpture Park Displaying Works by a Chinese Dissident Artist—Again appeared first on Artnet News. The post Fire Engulfs a U.S.

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Huma Bhabha’s Apocalyptic and Shadowy Sculptures Capture the Anxieties of Our Present

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The artist discusses her striking public art exhibition at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The post Huma Bhabha’s Apocalyptic and Shadowy Sculptures Capture the Anxieties of Our Present appeared first on Artnet News.

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I am Discosailing: Rasheed Araeen's water ballet comes to east London's outdoor sculpture trail, The Line

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The artist's 1970s concept, brought to life in the Olympic Park, invites the public to perform as a floating sculpture moving with the wind and water

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‘Constraint and Control’: Artist Patricia Ayres’s Kinetic Sculptures Are Meant to Be Uneasy

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The American artist's works are on view now at Tank Shanghai. The post ‘Constraint and Control’: Artist Patricia Ayres’s Kinetic Sculptures Are Meant to Be Uneasy appeared first on Artnet News.

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Artist Frank Gerritz’s Surreptitiously Meticulous Wall Sculptures Deserve a Closer Look

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The post Artist Frank Gerritz’s Surreptitiously Meticulous Wall Sculptures Deserve a Closer Look appeared first on Artnet News. Gerritz's solo exhibition with Galerie Haas Zürich highlights his distinctive use of mediums and techniques.

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Two (or more) into one: Urs Fischer invites owners of his digital sculptures to have them remade into a new work

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The maverick artist is working with 1OF1, collectors of high-level digital art, to offer owners of his "CHAOS" video sculpture series the chance to have them "fused" into new animations

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