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BIOGRAPHY: The Gao Brothers (Gao Zhen and Gao Qiang), contemporary artists from Beijing. They are reflective of the 'new wave' of post-revolutionary artists working in China today. They have created something of a brand name in repurposing the images of communism's most prominent historical figures. Their specialty is Mao. The Beijing artists have created works including a sculpture of the former chairman kneeling the ground (and with a removable head), a series of torso sculptures of Mao sporting large female breasts, and another sculpture depicting Mao in a submissive sexual position.The Gao's have been collaborating on installation, performance, photography works and writing since the mid-1980s. Some of their works were published in "A History Of China Modern Art", "China Avant-garde Photography", "The Best Photography Of China", etc. and collected by Chinese, foreigners and museums. Their sculptural piece depicting Russian Communist leader Vladimir Lenin and a feminized Chairman Mao Zedong at the last Vancouver Biennale caused an enormous controversy. The censors in China have found their work to be politically challenging. Authorities have confiscated works, shut power off and posted guards at their studio. Their associates have been jailed. The Brothers were placed on an official "blacklist" and not allowed to leave China from 1989 until 2003. |
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