Jens Galschiøt

Jens Galschiøt

A tarp covers the floor and back wall of an open-air courtyard. It is modernist and made of brick, cement, and glass.

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Police Seize Tiananmen Monument in Hong Kong, Vermont Museum Plans Native American Art Center, and More: Morning Links for May 9, 2023

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May 9, 2023 8:09 am

A large statue resembling a grouping of red bodies piled head to toe atop one another.

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Op-Ed: Hong Kong’s ‘Pillar of Shame’ Becomes Even More Powerful With Its Removal

Officials "took away a historic symbol of freedom in one of the most important locations in Hong Kong," Dennis WH Kwok writes.

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Dennis WH Kwok
Dec 31, 2021 11:29 am

FILE - The "Pillar of Shame" statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, is displayed at the University of Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2021. Danish artist Jens Galschioet, who is seeking to retrieve his sculpture in Hong Kong commemorating the victims of China‚Äôs 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, said Friday, Nov. 12, he wants safe passage for himself and his employees when they dismantle and remove the artwork, which is at the center of a controversy. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

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Monument to Tiananmen Square Massacre Dismantled in Hong Kong

"The Pillar of Shame" was displayed at the Hong Kong University campus for 24 years.

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Shanti Escalante-De Mattei
Dec 23, 2021 4:04 pm

Members from The Hong Kong University Student Union (HKUSU) perform an annual cleansing of the Pillar of Shame. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has informed the organizer behind Hong Kong's Tiananmen Massacre June 4 vigil, to remove The Pillar of Shame before the deadline of October 13th, 5 pm. The Pillar of Shame created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt was erected and displayed at the Hong Kong University for 24 years since 1997. (Photo by Alex Chan Tsz Yuk / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

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Tiananmen Monument Faces Removal in Hong Kong, Tania Bruguera Talks Cuban Prisoner Release, and More: Morning Links for October 11, 2021

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Oct 11, 2021 8:17 am

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