Wang Guangyi

Acquired directly from the artist

This work is in very good condition. There is a minor evidence of wear to the corners and an unobtrusive evidence of soiling throughout the surface. Otherwise there are no apparent condition problems with this work as there is no evidence of inpainting under UV light inspection.Unframed.
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Wang Guangyi believed in using the Chinese visual experience to make art; he wasn't just taking approaches from the West. But the irony is of course that he does take an approach from the West. People call him China's Andy Warhol, but not entirely; he uses this socialist realist imagery which is everything that was the Chinese people's visual experience from the Cultural Revolution on. There's a great honesty in that he's trying to confront something about the Chinese culture that people try to avoid.
Karen Smith (bloomberg.com)