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Scholar Rock (The Mirage Garden)
Zhang Jianjun Chinese
Not on view
Zhang plays with transmuting a revered art form—Chinese scholars’ rocks—through the use of industrial materials to reflect upon China’s cultural identity in contemporary conditions. This piece recreates a garden rock in purple silicone, playfully demonstrating how Chinese traditions may evolve within a new global context. According to the artist, the work, as “a societal landscape specific to our time,” comments on the sometimes incongruous collision of cultures that is modern China.
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