Two French artists were reportedly taken away after painting a tribute to Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo.
Two artists from France have been unreachable in China after they painted a tribute to the late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, sparking concern over their whereabouts.
Hu Jiamin and Marine Brossard painted a mural showing an empty blue chair at an art exhibition in Shenzhen last week.
The mural was quickly covered up and plainclothes policeman took the couple away, Hong Kong media report.
Journalists and friends say they have since been unable to contact the duo.
Mr Liu, who died in July, was China’s most prominent human rights and democracy advocate.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 while serving an 11-year prison term for «subversion», and was represented by an empty chair at the award ceremony.
On 15 December, Mr Hu and Ms Brossard, his wife, attended the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism Architecture and painted the mural.
Mr Hu told the South China Morning Post at the time: «I’m not a radical person, nor am I an activist… I painted the chair to express my personal commemoration and grief towards Mr Liu, but it’s not a manifesto to the public.
