The Art of Convergence: The Dichotomies of Zhang Hongtu
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Authors
Perrone, Anna
Issue Date
2023-04-28
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
Keywords
Scholarship Sewanee 2023 , University of the South , Chinese , Contemporary , Artist
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Abstract
“Daring to breed the horse with the cow,” Contemporary Chinese Artist Zhang Hongtu has coined himself this title as an experimental, satirical artist with multiple points of inspiration. Zhang’s works Guo Xi–Van Gogh (1998), Mai Dang Lao (McDonalds) (2002), Six Pack of Kebou-Kele (Coca-Cola) (2002), and The Last Banquet sought to envision a visual culture which investigates the Chinese and Euro-American relationship as both layered and profitable within the art market. In this research I ask the important question of Zhang’s use of his “Chineseness” for economic profit or distinguished self-identity? As such questions are not entirely new in researching Zhang Hongtu, this essay seeks to offer a novel perspective on the economic profit of the Chinese contemporary art market, and how Zhang Hongtu has profited from using political imagery to create coveted, financially rewarding art.
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University of the South