Mount Dawson, National Glacier Park, Canadian Rockies, Tseng Kwong Chi

Artwork Overview

1950–1990
Mount Dawson, National Glacier Park, Canadian Rockies, 1986
Portfolio/Series title: East Meets West
Where object was made: Canada
Material/technique: gelatin silver print; silver bromide print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 18.2 x 18.2 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 7 3/16 x 7 3/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 25.5 x 20 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 10 1/16 x 7 7/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2007.0080
Not on display

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Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2018–19 KU Common Book

In East Meets West, Tseng Kwong Chi photographed himself standing in front of well-known monuments of the western world. Although he never set foot in mainland China, he always appeared in the photographs wearing a Chairman Mao worker’s suit, perpetuating the idea of “East” meeting “West.”

Tseng wears an identification card bearing the title of “Art Alien,” suggesting not only that he is out of place but also that he is interchangeable with any other non-citizen.

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