Arts election reveals HK censorship fears

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 29, 2022 12:14 am

HONG KONG, China: Three years after his failed first attempt, Chinese painter Zhao Zhijun got what he wanted: an elected role to influence Hong Kong's arts industry at a time when free expression is being stifled by Beijing.

'I don't think art should be mixed up with politics,' said Zhao, a native of the autonomous Inner Mongolia region of China who settled in Hong Kong and retains close ties with Beijing's tightly controlled artistic establishment.

ART IS FREEDOM This picture taken on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, shows visitors looking at the painting ‘Art and Politics’ by Chinese artist Wang Guangyi at the M art museum in Hong Kong. Hong Kong officials say they want the city to become a world-class international arts hub, but critics wonder if local artists can survive, let alone thrive, in the current climate. AFP PHOTO

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