
Satirical Mao statues land Chinese artist Gao Zhen a three-year prison sentence
U.S.-based artist Gao Zhen, part of the Gao Brothers, was sentenced to three years in prison for ‘infringing upon the reputation of heroes’ over satirical works including Mao Zedong statues; Gao was arrested in August 2024 while visiting family in China and has been in custody since, highlighting restrictions on political art and free expression in China.













