SocialPipeline 06/16/2011 (p.m.)

• Chinese censorship: Fǎ Kè Yóu, River Crab | The Economist

  tags: SharismBook China Censorship

  • "THE Travelogue of Dr Brain Damages", a show of  Kenneth "Tin-Kin" Hung's artwork, opened recently in Manhattan. Mr Hung's garish and busy large paintings feature images of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and other Chinese leaders juxtaposed with icons of Western culture, such as Marilyn Monroe and the Mario Brothers (of Nintendo fame). These pieces are arresting, and I wish Mr Hung success, but most Western viewers will fail to understand some of the games the artist is playing. His work depends heavily on Chinese puns about internet censorship.

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