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Zhang Dali "A Second History" A new project Curated by Wu Hung
In the past 60 years in China, photos both famous and ordinary have been manipulated. Ninety examples of these paired doctorings will be on view in "A Second History." Zhang Dali's latest work and commercial debut in the states is curated by Wu Hung. The show opens June 9, with an opening reception from 5 to 9 pm. Both the artist and curator will be present.
As Beijing-based Zhang Dali says, "people will naturally fix what they consider ugly, and touch those objects that are visible to them." This is the premise behind the photo pairings, which show how photography was used as a tool to manipulate the perceived needs of the masses from tha...
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Miao Xiaochun The Last Judgment in Cyberspace
Wu Hung curates Beijing-based Miao Xiaochun's newest photography and video, which reexamine Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" using digital technology.
Miao Xiaochun has generated a 3-D model of his body and substituted his image for each of the 400 figures in Michelangelo's painting. Using software to manipulate the model into different positions, he then integrated these 3-D figures into a virtual space based on Michelangelo's composition. He could then travel within the painting like a tourist, taking photos as he went along, from within the pictorial frame as well as from without. The art...
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