Tan Zuoren

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The code is translated by the Chinese name ‘谭作人’ (Tan Zuoren)  through the ‘GB2312’ official character set.

Tan Zuoren, from Chengdu, Sichuan province, People’s Republic of China, is an environmentalist, writer and former editor of Literati magazine .

On February 9, 2010, Zuoren was sentenced to 5 years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power.” Amnesty International Asia-Pacific Deputy Director said: “His arrest, unfair trial and now the guilty verdict are further disturbing examples of how the Chinese authorities use vague and over broad laws to silence and punish dissenting voices.”Due to the nature of the charges and circumstances of the trial, he has been described as a political prisoner.   —— Wikipedia

Size

100x70x2.5 cm

Weight

2.50 kg with wooden inner frame

Materials

Acrylics & mixed materials on canvas

Period

2012

Record

Solo exhibition – ‘La Cina e’ viCina’, OneOff Space, Lecco, Italy. 2013
Group exhibition – ‘Codici Minati’, Castle Doria,Porto Venere, Italy. 2012