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| China tries to shut down Australian artist’s show promoted by image of cannibalistic Xi | China tries to shut down Australian artist’s show promoted by image of cannibalistic Xi |
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| Badiucao calls for Australian support after Chinese government asked Poland to close Warsaw exhibition | Badiucao calls for Australian support after Chinese government asked Poland to close Warsaw exhibition |
| A Chinese-Australian artist has called for more support from the Australian government after Chinese officials tried to shut down his latest show in Poland. | A Chinese-Australian artist has called for more support from the Australian government after Chinese officials tried to shut down his latest show in Poland. |
| The artist, who goes by the name Badiucao, is due to launch his latest exhibition at the Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw on Friday. | The artist, who goes by the name Badiucao, is due to launch his latest exhibition at the Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw on Friday. |
| #Breaking 🇵🇱 @u_jazdowski art center ‘s website is briefly down for unknown reason.The art center is hosting my new exhibition #TellChinasStoryWell on June 16.Yesterday Chinese embassy visited venue again to express complain against the show. pic.twitter.com/iREmf1E1aC | #Breaking 🇵🇱 @u_jazdowski art center ‘s website is briefly down for unknown reason.The art center is hosting my new exhibition #TellChinasStoryWell on June 16.Yesterday Chinese embassy visited venue again to express complain against the show. pic.twitter.com/iREmf1E1aC |
| The show is titled Tell China’s Story Well, and the promotional image is a painting of the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, eating human flesh, referencing Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son. | The show is titled Tell China’s Story Well, and the promotional image is a painting of the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, eating human flesh, referencing Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son. |
| The Chinese diplomat Yao Dongye has twice visited the museum and the embassy has also written to the Polish government to have the exhibition shut down, the artist told AAP. | The Chinese diplomat Yao Dongye has twice visited the museum and the embassy has also written to the Polish government to have the exhibition shut down, the artist told AAP. |
| Badiucao’s artworks critique China’s internment camps in Xinjiang, its Hong Kong crackdown, Covid-19 measures, aggression in the South China Sea and threats against Taiwan. | Badiucao’s artworks critique China’s internment camps in Xinjiang, its Hong Kong crackdown, Covid-19 measures, aggression in the South China Sea and threats against Taiwan. |
| “These are the facts that are making the Chinese government so discredited, my art is simply exposing their crimes,” the artist said. | “These are the facts that are making the Chinese government so discredited, my art is simply exposing their crimes,” the artist said. |
| Badiucao, who is an Australian citizen, said he had contacted the Australian embassy with concerns about his safety but has yet to speak with them. | Badiucao, who is an Australian citizen, said he had contacted the Australian embassy with concerns about his safety but has yet to speak with them. |
| He said he had hoped for more support. | He said he had hoped for more support. |
| “I am alone doing an exhibition in a foreign country, everything is quite unpredictable,” he said. | “I am alone doing an exhibition in a foreign country, everything is quite unpredictable,” he said. |
| “If they fail to silence my show, they will move on to more personal threats and attacks.” | “If they fail to silence my show, they will move on to more personal threats and attacks.” |
| A previous exhibition in Hong Kong in 2018 was shut down after threats to the artist’s family, while his shows in Italy and the Czech Republic have also faced pressure. | A previous exhibition in Hong Kong in 2018 was shut down after threats to the artist’s family, while his shows in Italy and the Czech Republic have also faced pressure. |
| The exhibition also draws links between Xi and Vladimir Putin’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. | The exhibition also draws links between Xi and Vladimir Putin’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. |
| “We all know that China is siding with Putin and supporting his invasion in different ways,” Badiucao said. | “We all know that China is siding with Putin and supporting his invasion in different ways,” Badiucao said. |
| The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Chinese embassy have been contacted for comment. | |