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====Date: [[:Category:2000|2000]]==== | ====Date: [[:Category:2000|2000]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]], [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]==== | ====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]], [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Religion|Religion]]==== | ====Subject: [[:Category:Religion|Religion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Danny Yung | '''Artist:''' Danny Yung | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' German and Chinese officials | '''Confronting Bodies:''' German and Chinese officials | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' August, 2000 | '''Dates of Action:''' August, 2000 | ||
'''Location:''' China | '''Location:''' China | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Two-thousand large swastikas intended for an exhibition in Germany. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' Two-thousand large swastikas intended for an exhibition in Germany. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' German officials refused the swastikas entry into Germany. Yung intended to use them in an exhbit at the Hong Kong-Berlin Arts Festival. Swastikas are illegal in Germany and viewed with suspicion in China; their representation of Buddha's heart is used by the outlawed, Chinese Buddhist group, Falun Gong. <P> | '''The Incident:''' German officials refused the swastikas entry into Germany. Yung intended to use them in an exhbit at the Hong Kong-Berlin Arts Festival. Swastikas are illegal in Germany and viewed with suspicion in China; their representation of Buddha's heart is used by the outlawed, Chinese Buddhist group, Falun Gong. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' German officials ordered Yung to burn the swastikas or return them to Hong Kong. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' German officials ordered Yung to burn the swastikas or return them to Hong Kong. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 6/2000 | '''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 6/2000 | ||
Latest revision as of 17:52, 10 February 2012
Date: 2000
Region: Asia, Europe
Subject: Religion
Medium: Sculpture
Artist: Danny Yung
Confronting Bodies: German and Chinese officials
Dates of Action: August, 2000
Location: China
Description of Artwork: Two-thousand large swastikas intended for an exhibition in Germany.
The Incident: German officials refused the swastikas entry into Germany. Yung intended to use them in an exhbit at the Hong Kong-Berlin Arts Festival. Swastikas are illegal in Germany and viewed with suspicion in China; their representation of Buddha's heart is used by the outlawed, Chinese Buddhist group, Falun Gong.
Results of Incident: German officials ordered Yung to burn the swastikas or return them to Hong Kong.
Source: Index on Censorship, 6/2000
