Category: Jens Galschiøt

Hong Kong National Security Police Take Away a Sculpture Under the Name of Inciting Others to Subvert State Power

On May 5, The National Security Bureau of the Hong Kong Police seized the Pillar of Shame (June 4 memorial statue), a sculpture created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, claiming the sculpture to be related to a national security case of “inciting others to subvert state power.” Jens Galschiøt, owner and creator of the Pillar…


Public University in Hong Kong Orders Removal of Statue to Commemorate Tiananmen Massacre Victims

The oldest public university in Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has ordered the removal of a statue from its campus that have for many years commemorated the victims of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) Tiananmen massacre in 1989. The statue dubbed the “Pillar of Shame” was created by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt…