Hong Lei

Lot 5: HONG LEI B. 1960 IN IMITATION OF SONG DYNASTY COMPOSITIONS

Name: HONG LEI B. 1960 IN IMITATION OF SONG DYNASTY COMPOSITIONS
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 8fajijqm2g

Est: $60,000 HKD - $80,000 HKDSold:

Sotheby'sHong Kong, Hong KongMay 01, 2005

Item Overview

Description

Both entitled, the right one is number nine from an edition of ten, and the left one is number two from an edition of ten

set of two chromogenic prints, framed

CATALOGUE NOTE

I wanted to make a work about five thousand years of Chinese history and its unchanging political system. China has been dominated by tyranny for thousands of year and is still a one-party rule symbolizes its persistence. The jeweled bird represents the emperor's concubines. The concubine has been left to die which symbolizes the suffocation of artistic expression by tyranny. Over time I have come to see the dead bird as the embodiment for my own self. In facing the world, I close my eyes tightly.

Hong Lei

Dimensions

each diameter 80 cm. 31 1/2 in. (2)

Artist or Maker

Hong Lei

Auction Details

Chinese Contemporary Art

Sotheby's

May 01, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

5/F, Standard Chartered Bank Building 4-4A Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, HK

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