Wang is tasked with building that policy as the curator of the China Pavilion at this year 's Venice Biennale . Chinese authorities are wary of performance art , partly due to an incident in 2008 . An artist fired two shots at her boyfriend ; she and her boyfriend were briefly detained . Wang Chunchen is curating the Chinese Pavilion at this year 's Venice Biennale . Taboo subjects must be avoided he says , like violent and overly explicit scenes .
Chinese authorities are wary of performance art , partly due to an incident in 2008 . An artist fired two shots at her boyfriend ; she and her boyfriend were briefly detained . Wang Chunchen is curating the Chinese Pavilion at this year 's Venice Biennale . Taboo subjects must be avoided he says , like violent and overly explicit scenes .