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Paris [France], October 25 (ANI): In a bold show of dissent, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) France held a protest at Paris’s Pompidou Centre, blasting the institution for celebrating Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, whose recent firework performance in Tibet’s Shigatse region has drawn widespread condemnation for environmental devastation and cultural disrespect, as reported by Phayul, a Tibetan news website.
According to Phayul, the demonstrators on Thursday accused the Pompidou Centre and its collaborator, White Cube gallery, of “romanticising destruction" by showcasing Cai’s work as a symbol of artistic brilliance. The exhibition, co-organised by the two prestigious institutions, portrays Cai as a visionary bridging “tradition and modernity" through his explosive art, a framing Tibetan activists call a blatant disregard for the harm inflicted on sacred Tibetan land.
On September 19, Cai Guo-Qiang, in collaboration with Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx, executed a massiv...
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