Chairman Mao I

Xu De Qi , 2010
A serial pattern of 49 red Mao faces printed on a beige background recalls the structure of a banknote or a propaganda stamp. The effect is monumental and repetitive, almost hypnotic.

Art in the Details

  • Xu De Qi
  • Painting
  • oil on canvas
  • 120 × 156 cm
  • Madeinartgallery

Identical faces in red medallions, grid composition on a cream background.

Chinese Warholism and iconographic critique of the Maoist cult.

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