NO 13 23/25
Date1996
Maker
Fang Lijun
Chinese, born 1963
Label TextThe clean-shaven head, a ubiquitous motif in Fang's works, represents the anonymous collective identity of youth in China. Whether grinning or staring blankly, the figures appear cynical and challenging. This roguish humor-simultaneously embracing joking, unruly behavior, indifference, and the ability to see through everything-expresses the trend of counterculture in contemporary China. The medium of woodblock prints produces a feeling of elemental simplicity and heightens the counterpoint between visual satire and the impression of a bleak reality.
Object number2009.66
ProvenanceThe artist; Robert Arnold, 1996
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Conceal/Reveal," December 20, 2014 - June 21, 2015
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "New Old and New New: Recent Acquisitions of Asian Art", December 2009 - November 2010Published ReferencesUpchurch, Michael. "'Conceal/Reveal' at Seattle Asian Art Museum," in The Seattle Times, January 2, 2015, online (http://seattletimes.com/html/thearts/2025353004_saamconcealrevealxml.html)Credit LineGift of Robert M. Arnold
Dimensions46 x 31 in. (116.8 x 78.7 cm)
MediumInk on paper
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