Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
7-1994
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This work depicts a young man, perhaps the artist himself, walking along a dry, gravelly path, likely located in a desert in northwest China. He is wearing everyday clothes and a heavy backpack. The title references summertime, but the imagery of an aggressively dry, hot, and desolate desert area may subvert the viewer's expectation of a lush, playful, and warm summer season. The visually empty and harsh imagery also contrasts common interpretations of the silk roads as symbols of wealth, knowledge, and globalization. This work can also be seen here: https://digital.kenyon.edu/zhou/507/ (Nicole Wang '26).
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