Wang Tuo: The Second Interrogation

Wang Tuo’s exhibition “The Second Interrogation” looks at cultural censorship in China through material like a two-part video installation and a display of paintings, drawings, and visual research material. A sequel to the 2017 The Interrogation, (which captures the psychology behind interview methods), the titular film work follows a dramatic encounter between an artist and a censor, where the two end up changing roles, in turn posing questions about the importance of the arts and their purpose in an authoritarian state. Also featured, viewers will find the “Weapons” series painting portraits of anonymous figures from China’s underground art and culture scene, a selection of drawings that are a result of the featured video, and archival campaign imagery that illustrates the topic at hand.