A satirical piece of art with a feminized form of Mao Zedong balanced on the head of Vladimir Lenin. Made of polished stainless steel, this piece has just been placed in a small park in Richmond BC and is drawing a lot of comment, mostly negative. The sculpture is 17 metres tall and a car-length wide. Notice the red flowers at the base. They haven't completed the landscaping.
Miss Mao Trying to Poise Herself at the Top of Lenins Head was created by Beijing-based brothers Zhen and Qiang Gao. Their highly political installations, which include provocative depictions of Chairman Mao, are sometimes shut down by the Chinese government and their studios have been raided.
The Vancouver Sculpture Biennale takes place every two years featuring public art works by about three dozen artists from around the world. Biennale sculptures are typically removed within two years.
Previous piece which created much contraversy, Device to Root Out Evil, now resides at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary.
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