Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
1995
Format
Photograph
Exhibition Event Title
Venice Biennale
Date of Exhibition Event
1999
Location of Exhibition Event
Castello district of Venice, italy
Materials
Mule, flowers, pink garnishes, and more
Description
The inspiration of this work has at times been deemed as absurd or comic. A while before the work's creation, Wang Jin's wife was studying abroad in the United States. Hoping to visit his wife for a while, Wang applied for a visitor visa to the US. However, the eight attempts of application all failed, and so did Wang's marriage. In this artwork, Wang posed to marry a mule, of which was femininely dressed in a bridal manner. The mule in picture might be Wang's critique on the stubborn bureaucracy of US's immigration office. (Translated by He, 王晋“娶头骡子”的灵感, 2007, FT Chinese.com, available on http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001011102?full=y&archive). (Jerry Wu'23).
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