Badiucao's video briefly appeared on Hong Kong billboards

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A video by artist Badiucao was displayed on Hong Kong billboards for about four seconds. The clip, titled "Here and Now", showed the artist's face mouthing a Mao Zedong quote. This occurred in a busy district during a public art project. The video was submitted under a false name to an Italian gallery participating in the project. The gallery's exhibition, "Luminance", coincided with the Art Basel Hong Kong art fair. The gallery stated the video submission was unauthorized. The artist revealed the stunt on social media, posting footage of the billboards. The billboards displayed the artist's work on April 1st.


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