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The Gao Brothers, Zhen and Qiang, are two Chinese artists born in 1956 and 1962,〔Catalogue ''The Gao Brothers, Grandeur & catharsis'', Kemper museum, 2010, p.75.〕 in Jinan, in the province of Shandong located in the north east of China. Nowadays, they work in the artists district called 798 Art Zone in the Dashanzi Art District. Committed and socially engaged artists, they approach arts as a mean of political expression. The image of Mao is a recurring image of their iconography. It takes its source in their experience of a childhood trauma. Gao Zhen, the elder brother, explained through an interpreter that “1968 was a crucial moment in the Cultural revolution, where many political “cleanings” took place. Our father, a simple laborer was thrown into jail. We still don’t know if he actually committed suicide as the authorities told us or if he was killed during his incarceration”. ».〔Sylvia Maria Gross, Interview of The Gao Brothers, exhibition at the Kemper museum in publicbroadcasting.net, septembre 2010.〕 At that time, Gao Zhen was 12 years old and Gao Qiang was only 6. Today, the Gao Brothers have reached international acclaim. A retrospective of their work, “Gao Brothers : Grandeur and Catharsis” was organized by the Kemper Museum from 2010, September 17 to 2011, January 2.〔http://www.kemperart.org/exhibits/Gao_grandeurcatharsis.asp〕 A brief presentation of their work shows us the multifaceted nature of their art : the brothers combine diverse mediums such as painting, sculpture, performance, photography, etc. Above all, brotherhood is at the heart of their creation. == Biography == Both brothers were initiated in their youth to Chinese traditional art before they began their college studies. The older brother graduated from Shandong Academy of Fine Arts and the younger brother from Qufu Normal University (Qufu is the hometown of the great thinker, educator and politician, Confucius). The two brothers’ artistic and intellectual influences merge through their creations where Beauty seems generated by pertinent messages spoken through a language of harmonious form. The notion of “brotherhood”, inspired by their own relationship, becomes a message for all humanity. Very quickly, they became coauthors of their work and became involved in political causes. In 2002, the Gao Brothers left Shandong to settle in Beijing. Their art is protean, they refuse to be limited to only one medium, what is most important is the message at hand they are attempting to convey through their work. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gao Brothers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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