Tiananmen Massacre: China and Democracy Movement

tiananmen massacre: Artists played an important part in the movement; just think of the statue of the goddess of democracy, according to Deutsche Welle. After the violent suppression of the nationwide democracy movement in China, art was the first form of expression that sought a new visual language to reflect on social developments in the country. The public memory of the Tiananmen massacre is still a taboo subject in China 30 years later. Deutsche Welle Is there any such thing as critical or dissident art left in China - a country that with its firm grip and control over its population has become increasingly totalitarian in recent years Andreas Schmid There certainly is art that deals with the problems and challenges of society. Since then, many artists in China have always had a certain undertone in their work that deals with the country's social issues, even though the images may not always seem that way at first glance. That's actually been the case for 40 years, since 1978. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.