‘Pillar of Shame’ Tiananmen memorial erected outside European Parliament | CNN
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A model of the “Pillar of Shame,” which was controversially removed from a Hong Kong university in 2021, has gone on display in front of the European Parliament in Brussels.

Depicting a heap of contorted bodies and screaming faces, the statue was unveiled Tuesday as part of an exhibition of “forbidden art” that organizers said had been censored or “deemed subversive” by Hong Kong and mainland China.

The exhibition was hosted by Jens Galschiøt, the Danish artist behind the famous sculpture, and Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, a member of the European Parliament (MEP). A further six MEPs, including representatives from each of the parliament’s five largest political coalitions, were listed as co-hosts.

  • Sylvartas@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Meanwhile, Belgium has several monuments glorifying the colonization of congo but I couldn’t find one dedicated to the victims of Léopold II’s brutal colonial practices…

      • Sylvartas@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Believe it or not, one can think the Tiananmen massacre was bad, and also think colonization was bad.

        I’m just not a fan of countries’ moral posturing about other countries’ exactions while sweeping their own under the rug. And I’m french, so my own country is definitely part of this shitty hypocritical club.