Ta Men+

Beautiful Women - Tiger

2022

TAMEN, Lai Shengyu & Yang Xiaogang (1978, Hunan, China) Education: Central Academy of Fine arts, Beijing, China (2004) Lai Shengyu and Yang Xiaogang form the artist duo Tamen, which means “they” in Mandarin. Ta Men+. ‘An epoch of the late 70’s generation, THEY reveal their attitudes toward realities of society and their circumstances in a different approach from the artists of the older generation. THEY, through interior and conflicting juxtaposition, displays contradictory nature of society that is both corrupt and progressive. However, they do not reject nor expresses any sarcasm toward the real world seen outside the window. Individuals are merely consuming or entertaining themselves.