Zhu Wei

Beyer Projects, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008

This work is in very good condition overall. There are minor signs of handling and wear throughout the surface of the work, but this is inherent to the medium and the artist's working method.
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“Often times, Western perceptions of contemporary Chinese art are informed by Western perspectives that regard the Cultural Revolution as inhumane and barbaric, and socialist China as autocratic and ruthless.  However, there are still artists like Zhu Wei who follow their own feelings and extract artistic inspiration from their experiences of living through socialist China. Both representations of this era are true, but the latter is more individual and vivid; it is the depiction of life experience that can consistently relate to the people of that generation.”
Zhang Zhaohui