Dream of China
Wang dismantles the imperial prestige and power normally associated with the dragon robe and transforms it into something quaint and elusive. As the title implies, the artist imbues the iconic imagery with new meanings and critiques in response to the consumerism and industrialization that has spread across China since the early 1990s.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dream of China
- Artist: Wang Jin (Chinese, born 1962)
- Date: 2008
- Culture: China
- Medium: Polyvinyl chloride with nylon fishing line, iron chain, hook
- Dimensions: H. 64 1/2 in. (164 cm); W. 85 3/4 (218 cm); D. 11 3/4 in. (30 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2012
- Object Number: 2012.145
- Rights and Reproduction: © Wang Jin
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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