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Sculpture in shopping mall called ＆pornographic＊
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Jan 27th 2014, 07:59

2014-01-27 16:59 Web Editor: Yao Lan




(ECNS) -- A sculpture in a shopping mall in Shenyang, Liaoning province, has caused controversy among netizens over the lines between culture, art and social decency, the Dalian Evening News reported on Monday.


The piece entitled "Wu Song Killing Pan Jinlian" depicts a violent scene from the Chinese literary classic "Water Margin," a novel attributed to Shi Nai'an (1296�1372). The sculpture shows Wu is ravished by a half-naked Pan at knifepoint.


Photos of the sculpture, originally posted by a microblogger, have been retweeted thousands of times and garnered thousands of comments.


"This sculpture is clearly dirty, violent and pornographic," a netizen said.


The statue was made by artist Li Zhanyang, and is one of the works in an exhibition jointly hosted by the shopping mall and a Shanghai art institution.


An employee at that institution said "we hoped that the artwork would make people reflect on the sexual and violent elements in our culture and entertainment."


"It was an attempt to move an art exhibition into a shopping mall," said a manager at the mall, who added that the original intention was to expose the public to artworks that demonstrate social problems.


But he admitted it was inappropriate for the mall to show the statue to children, and offered a sincere apology to the public.


"The mall will continue to hold art exhibitions like this, but will arrange a more private place for them," he said.





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