The Execution of Christ, 2009The Gao Brothers Description from Wiki: “The Gao Brothers are
The Execution of Christ, 2009The Gao Brothers Description from Wiki: “The Gao Brothers are two Chinese artists named Zhen (born 1956) and Qiang Gao (born 1962) from Jinan, in the province of Shandong (located in the north east of China).In 2009, the Gao Brothers turned towards working with bronze. The execution of Christ consists of bronze statues of seven soldiers shooting Christ. The sculpture of Mao with a gun was made in 1964, April 28. This parable refers to the concept developed by Nicolas Bourriaud known as "alter-modernity” Bourriaud, that begins with the idea that today’s artists live in a globalized culture that should be used not to deny their individuality but to create a new modernity - one made of openness and intercultural exchange. The execution of Christ illustrates this concept as it combines two fundamentally different cultures while preserving one another.“ -- source link
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