News – China Crack Down on Art - China

The Chinese government has shut down several galleries in the Dashanzi district in Beijing. Allegedly, around three galleries have been asked to remove ‘politically sensitive’ works, including Gao Qiang's painting of a yellow toned Mao taking a dip in the Yangtze. Certainly change for the area has been more than apparent, however, things are still pretty sensitive. A work will go up and inevitably come down. Needless to say, rules surrounding arts are constantly shady. Mind you, one is fairly obvious; if the work is political, it’s going to come under some serious governmental scrutiny.