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ARTIST: | TSE YIM ON
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| TITLE: | ON'S ART OF WAR |
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LIGHT BOX, TRANSPARENCY |
| LOCATION: |
THE BODY SHOP, TSIMSHATSUI |
THE MILLION- DOLLAR QUESTION:
WHAT DID HONG KONG PEOPLE GAIN FROM THE NEW MAN* EVENT?
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A. | DRAWING ATTENTION IS THE ARTIST'S SHORTCUT TO FAME
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| B. | THE CONCEPT OF CONTEMPORARY ART IS BEYOND THE GRASP OF
THE HONG KONG PUBLIC |
| C. |
WESTERN VIEWS OF SEXUALITY CAN NOT BE TRANSPLANTED TO HONG KONG SOCIETY |
| D. |
ART IS THE BOURGEOIS'S EXCUSE FOR SEXUAL ENJOYMENT
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* IN 1995, A NUDE SCULPTURE, NEW MAN, DREW MANY COMPLAINTS FROM THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT, IT WAS LABELED "INDECENT" BY THE OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL. PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF THE WORK WAS PROHIBITED UNLESS THE MAN'S GENITAL AREA WAS COVERED.
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