Paul Kasmin Gallery is presenting an exhibition of photographs
by Tseng Kwong Chi (1950-1990). A comprehensive survey of Tseng’s pioneering series of self-portraits, this exhibition will feature over 90 large-scale, black-and-white photographs, some of which will be on view for the first time. The work will be on display until May 3rd.
by Tseng Kwong Chi (1950-1990). A comprehensive survey of Tseng’s pioneering series of self-portraits, this exhibition will feature over 90 large-scale, black-and-white photographs, some of which will be on view for the first time. The work will be on display until May 3rd.
Photograph by Tseng Kwong ChiCape Canaveral, Florida, 1985
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1985 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Photograph by Tseng Kwong ChiNew York, New York, 1979
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1979 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Photograph by Tseng Kwong ChiCape Canaveral, Florida, 1985
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1985 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Photograph by Tseng Kwong ChiBerlin, Germany, 1986
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1986 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Installation view at Paul Kasmin GalleryPhotography © 2008 Christopher Burke Studio
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Installation view at Paul Kasmin GalleryPhotography © 2008 Christopher Burke Studio
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
The son of exiled Chinese nationalists, Tseng Kwong Chi was part of an intimate circle of artists, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, and Cindy Sherman among them, who took the center stage of the New York art world during the nineteen-eighties. As a Hong-Kong born, Paris-trained artist, Tseng viewed himself as a citizen of the world and eschewed labeling himself or his art as "Chinese.” However, his ironic self-portraits posed in a Mao suit in front of American landmarks found their way to Communist China and were profoundly influential for China’s avant-garde, including conceptual artists Song Dong and Zhang Huan, who were exposed to Tseng’s images through western magazines smuggled into the country in the 1980’s. Tseng’s photographs not only satirized relations between the United States and its emerging rival, China, but also broadcasted his freedom of movement - a privilege denied most Chinese artists at the time.
The work of Tseng Kwong Chi is in numerous public collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Walker Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Tseng’s photographs were shown publicly in China for the first time at the 2004 Shanghai Biennale..
Tseng Kwong Chi / Self Portraits: 1979-1989
April 3 – May 3, 2008
Paul Kasmin Gallery
293 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(212) 563-4474
For additional information contact the gallery
or visit their website: Paul Kasmin Gallery.
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