Execution

An important work for Chinese contemporary art made by artist Yue Minjun. Painted in 1995, it was inspired by the events of Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. Minjun had to keep this piece a secret because if the Beijing government were to find out, he would be prosecuted due to its political nature. It was in storage for years until this year, where Minjun's Execution would become the most expensive work of Chinese contemporary art sold for the equivalent of $5.9 million US at London's Sotheby's. This piece has been billed as one of the most historically important paintings of the Chinese avant-garde.