Multibillion-dollar M+ struggles to find a balance between artistic expression and political censorshipThe multibillion-dollar M+, featuring contemporary artwork from leading Chinese, Asian and western artists, is Hong Kong’s attempt to match museums such as Tate Modern in London, New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
But the imposition of a sweeping national security law by China last year on what used to be its freest city is casting a pall over the opening, as curators and artists struggle to find a balance between artistic expression and political censorship.
