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31 Life and Death: Art and the Body in Contemporary China Notes 1. Refer to my publication titled The Stars Artists: Pioneers of Contemporary Chinese Art, 1979–2000 (Taipei: Artists Publishing Co, 2007). , 2008), 60. Brady discusses the transition from thought reform to economic reform by comparing propaganda and thought work in different eras in the PRC. She concludes that China’s economic reform tends not to facilitate the development of freedom of speech and association. Similarly in the art field, as far as I know, some artists are unable to get their visas to attend their exhibitions held in overseas venues.
97 The original concept of placing two skulls together in the same room of the exhibition in White Cube in 2007 was changed eventually. In an interview, Hirst states that the two skulls work together: one is called The Fear of Death while the other For the Love of God. They are the most negative and the most optimistic. 13). However, he found the diamond skull so perfect that he decided to take away the fly skull. 99 Although the diamond skull is inevitably an exquisite artwork that has overwhelmed the spectators by its perfect craftsmanship, perhaps a display of both skulls together can allow spectators to have an in-depth reflection upon the notion of life and death.
Ibid. 29. M. Merleau-Ponty, “The Experience of the Body and Classical Psychology,” Phenomenology of Perception, translated from the French by Colin Smith (London and New York: Routledge, 1996), 90–97. 30. Personal interview with Wu Shanzhuan, 26 July 2005, Hong Kong. 31. Personal interview with He Yunchang, 13 May 2005, Beijing, China. 32. Personal interview with Cang Xin, 7 May 2005, Beijing, China. 33. In my interview with artists, I found that most of them admire Joseph Beuys. Personal interview with He Chengyao, 12 May 2005, Beijing, China.