Idols Through Time
Oil and collaged fliers on canvas
121.9 x 91.4 cm
Not For Sale
This piece interprets a 1976 photograph of students mourning the death of Chairman Mao, juxtaposed with fliers for the 2018 music festival, Head in the Clouds, by Asian hip-hop record label 88rising. Illustrating the differences between the Asian youth through the passage of time and war defines a generation. Website | www.larryli.myportfolio.com Instagram | @larryli_official
Exhibitions with this piece
AXA Art Prize 2020
AXA ART PRIZE 2020 FINALISTS
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