SOGO Removes Artwork Containing Hidden Anti-Extradition Protest Information; Artist Says Government Requested It
藏反修例信息崇光巨屏作品下架 作者稱政府要求
An artwork by American artist Patrick Amadon, No Rioters (pictured), which concealed information about people convicted over the anti-extradition protests, was previously displayed on a large LED screen at SOGO in Causeway Bay. The work was recently removed. Artnet News, which specialises in reporting on the art world, quoted the person in charge of the gallery organising the exhibition as saying that SOGO had decided to stop displaying it. Amadon said on Twitter that the work was removed at the government’s request. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said it was not involved in the incident, while the gallery said SOGO had made the decision.
美國藝術家Patrick Amadon一幅隱藏反修例定罪者資料的作品No Rioters（圖），早前一度於銅鑼灣崇光百貨（SOGO）大型LED顯示屏展示，作品近日下架。專門報道藝術界消息的Artnet News引述組織展覽的畫廊負責人稱，是崇光決定停止展出；Amadon則在Twitter稱作品應政府要求下架。 文體局稱與事件無關 畫廊指崇光決定