Hong Kong Police’s Seizure and Suppression of A Tiananmen Monument has Only Made It ‘Bigger,’ Its Sculptor Says A Replica of ‘The Pillar of Shame,’ Which can No Longer Be Seen in Hong Kong, will be Unveiled in Berlin on May 22 The “Pillar of Shame” Statue stands on Campus Grounds on October 13, 2021 in Hong Kong., the Monument was Taken towards the End of 2021 (foto Louise Delmotte) The Hong Kong Police’s Seizure of A Sculpture Commemorating Victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre has Only Made the Work “Bigger and Bigger,” ccording to the Artist. “This is A Strange Thing about Art,” Danish Sculptor Jens Galschit, the Creator of The Pillar of Shame, told Artnet News. “The Art Here is Not the Real Object, but the Movement around It. Now the Hong Kong Government and the Police have Created A New Part of my Artwork in Hong Kong. It’s A Never Ending Story.” Galschiøt’s 23 Foot Tall Monumental Sculpture was Seized by the Hong Kong Police’s National Security Department on May 5 in Relation to an “Incitement to Subversion Case,” according to A Government Statement. Danish Artist Jens Galschiøt hold A Miniature Pillar of Shame Outside Chinese … Meer lezen over Vivienne Chow – Hong Kong Police’s Seizure and Suppression of A Tiananmen Monument has Only Made It ‘Bigger,’ Its Sculptor Says