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The Guardian - AU
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Hong Kong department store removes artwork with hidden ‘political content’

Patrick Amadon's No Rioters digital artwork on the billboard of the Sogo shopping mall in Hong Kong.
Patrick Amadon's No Rioters digital artwork on the billboard of the Sogo shopping mall in Hong Kong. Photograph: AP

A Hong Kong department store took down a digital artwork that contained hidden references to jailed free-speech defenders, in an incident the artist says is evidence of the erosion of free speech by Chinese authorities.

Patrick Amadon’s No Rioters was put on display on a billboard at the huge Sogo Causeway Bay store as the city was promoting itself as a cultural hub following years of pandemic travel restrictions. Art Basel Hong Kong, a prominent art fair in Asia, began this week, alongside other art events.

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