LOT DETAILS

Materials:

set of two black and white photographs

Size Notes:

image: 1; 2: 55.5 x 38 cm; paper size: each 60.8 x 50.6 cm

Edition:

10 of 10 and 8 of 10

Markings:

numbered '10/10'; signed in Chinese; dated '1993'; inscribed 'photo: XU ZHI WEI' in English (lower edge); & numbered '8/10'; signed in Chinese; dated '1993'; inscribed 'photo: XU ZHI WEI' in English (lower right)

Exhibited:

Prague, Czech Republic, Galerie Rudolfinum, A Strange Heaven: Contemporary Chinese Photography, 2003

Literature:

Asia Art Archive, A Strange Heaven: Contemporary Chinese Photography, Hong Kong, 2003 (different edition illustrated, pp. 90-91). Chinese Contemporary Gallery, Ma Liu Ming, London, England, 2003 (different edition illustrated, p. 9). Asia One Books; & Hanart Projects, 3 Parallel Artworlds: 100 Art Things From Chinese Modern History, Hong Kong, 2015 (different edition illustrated, pp. 228-229)

Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner