By Tseng Kwong Chi
Located in New York, NY
Mounted gelatin silver print (Edition of 25)
Estate stamped in black ink, verso
Also titled, dated, and numbered in black ink, verso
Posthumous print
20 x 16 inches, sheet size
15 x 15 inches, image size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Photographer and conceptual artist Tseng Kwong Chi was born in Hong Kong, educated in Canada and Paris, and settled in New York where he befriended artists in the vibrant downtown arts scene of the late 1970s and 1980s. In his best-known work, “East Meets West,” Tseng wears a costume modeled after Chairman Mao, and creates a series of self-portraits in front of iconic landmarks around the world. These include Walter de Maria...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Nick Havholm Art