Communication Series

Creator(s)

• Xin CANG 苍鑫

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Date

1996

Format

Photograph

Materials

Solo art performance

Description

The artist was involved in the East Village social art group in Beijing. After having been arrested twice for acts related to the group, the artist fell into a a depression that limited his ability to interact socially. From this experience he developed his "Communication" series where he would use his tongue to lick various objects and places. The first image is part of "Communication III" photo stream where he droplets of water can be seen falling down his tongue from his open mouth. The second image is from "Communication IV" where he can be seen lick the ground outside of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. For more information: (https://cangxinart.com/). (Nicole Wang '26)