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Village People
Lin Yixiang Chinese
Not on view
A major work in Lin Yixiang’s oeuvre, this large print presents the happy encounter of China’s traditional and modern worlds. In a modern department store, rustic village women are amused by a robot puppet proffered by a young saleswoman.
Lin employed special techniques to create this work. She used small pieces of wood with distinct grain patterns to print the green and blue parts of the women’s clothing, and pieces of real fabric to achieve the texture of the beige jackets.
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