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Wang Guangyi (b. 1957)<br />
Wang Guangyi is a Ch<strong>in</strong>ese artist. He was born <strong>in</strong> Heilongjiang, Ch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>in</strong> 1957 and is currently based <strong>in</strong><br />
Beij<strong>in</strong>g. Wang Guangyi repurposes historical Ch<strong>in</strong>ese propaganda images <strong>in</strong>to pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs that poke fun<br />
at the <strong>in</strong>tersection of Ch<strong>in</strong>a’s communist history and the rise of Western <strong>in</strong>fluence. Associated with<br />
Political Pop, Wang is best known for his Great Criticism series (1998), which <strong>in</strong>cludes works like Great<br />
Criticism - Louis Vuitton and Great Criticism - Coca-Cola, where he juxtaposes red and yellow Mao-era<br />
posters with branded symbols, <strong>in</strong>vented serial numbers, and Wang’s own captions (“No!”). An early<br />
affiliate of Ch<strong>in</strong>a’s 85 New Wave Movement, Wang helped usher <strong>in</strong> the era of contemporary Ch<strong>in</strong>ese art<br />
and was among the first Ch<strong>in</strong>ese artists to co-opt Mao Zedong iconography <strong>in</strong> his practice.<br />
Great Criticism: Coca-Cola, 2005<br />
Oil on canvas . 59.1 x 47.2 <strong>in</strong> | 150 x 120 cm<br />
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