(We have begun compiling here newspaper, magazine, television, and book reviews about the art works of Tu Zhiwei, as we learn of them.  See also Tu in the News and Tu News in Asia. If you know of any not included here, please let us know.)

Shanghai Daily:
Jan. 10 -- In an epic scene from hell, a vast fiery pit swallows piles of precious ancient bamboo books. Scholars roar and wail in despair, helpless as China's first emperor orders the burning of "dangerous ideas." Confucian scholars are buried alive, a sacrifice to unity. A colossal canvas "Heads, Books, Pit" by Tu Zhiwei, depicts the high price of stability in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) after the tumult of the Warring States Period (476-221 BC).

That third century BC "cleansing" in all its horror is rendered on a canvas stretching eight meters in length and two meters in width. It's like a mural of an inferno. Tu depicts the scene as though he had witnessed it himself. The oil painting is one of six huge works on exhibit at the Liu Haisu Art Museum, a major museum of contemporary art. The exhibition runs until January 16. [more....]

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National Art Museum of China. (Alt. source: Greater Rome Bank)

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The Beijing exhibit of "Body Language" murals is described by AGB ART as "creative," "magnificent," "majestic" and  "irresistable."

Tu Zhiwei´s painting exhibition held in Beijing