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Great Criticism Series : Pepsi
2007
Wang Guangyi
70 x 68 cm 16 / 200
Lithograph on BFK Rives paper
Guangyi Wang first shot to fame with this Great Criticism series, commenced in the 1990s. He borrows Cultural Revolution propaganda posters and juxtaposes them with the world’s best-known consumer logos and luxury goods brands. Here, the famous “Unite the Proletarian Class” poster, representing the soldier, the farmer and the worker, now sings the praises of Armani, Carlsberg, Chanel, Coca-Cola, Dior, Disney, Ferrari, Gillette, Porsche and Rolex.
Guangyi Wang first shot to fame with this Great Criticism series, commenced in the 1990s. He borrows Cultural Revolution propaganda posters and juxtaposes them with the world’s best-known consumer logos and luxury goods brands. Here, the famous “Unite the Proletarian Class” poster, representing the soldier, the farmer and the worker, now sings the praises of Armani, Carlsberg, Chanel, Coca-Cola, Dior, Disney, Ferrari, Gillette, Porsche and Rolex.
Wang Guangyi
Born in 1957
Born in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Founder of the Political Pop Art movement in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, Guangyi Wang is a leading figure on the postmodern Chinese art scene. Having tried his hand at Surrealism, he now mixes imagery from Maoist propaganda, Pop Art and western consumer brands in his absurdist, kitsch works.
Founder of the Political Pop Art movement in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, Guangyi Wang is a leading figure on the postmodern Chinese art scene. Having tried his hand at Surrealism, he now mixes imagery from Maoist propaganda, Pop Art and western consumer brands in his absurdist, kitsch works.
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Wang Guangyi
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