China's Banksy Badiucao says censorship is rife in Australia
Front and centre in Badiucao’s exhibition, opening on Thursday in Melbourne, is a portrait of Dr Li Wenliang, who sounded the alert about the coronavirus. The 34-year-old had messaged his university alumni to warn them about a SARS-like illness, the very disease that would later kill him.The show is part of the Can’t Do Tomorrow Festival, a celebration of street art, which by its very nature has always been political.
family in China were arrested and interrogated and the show was cancelled. In January, Sydney’s M2 Gallery also cancelled a planned exhibition., which aired on the anniversary of Nicknamed the tiger chair, Badiucao says it is regularly used by Chinese police. He modified it by adding rocking chair legs, highlighting the fact such torture remains a threat for dissident Chinese citizens regardless of their age. According to Amnesty International, China is a major exporter of torture equipment.
human rights abuses. “Doing your job is not about shaking hands with bushfire victims in front of camera but [to] protect and rescue Australian citizens.”
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