A Chinese artist has sparked widespread condemnation for posing naked with his father's decades-old remains. Photo: Artand.cn
Chinese artist gets naked with late father’s remains but is it art?
- Widespread condemnation over photographs published one day after China’s annual festival to honour the departed
- Social media account suspended but artist’s mother supportive of his actions
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China Society
A Chinese artist has sparked widespread condemnation for posing naked with his father's decades-old remains. Photo: Artand.cn
Purged Chinese Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang, centre, addressing students in May 1989 at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Tiananmen anniversary prompts raised security at Zhao Ziyang’s family home
- Late Communist Party leader’s friends and relatives face heightened police checks before paying their respects as part of traditional festival
- Security tighter than previous years
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Tiananmen Square crackdown
Purged Chinese Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang, centre, addressing students in May 1989 at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photo: AFP