The Past in the Present: Script and Archaism in Modern Chinese Art
(from 6th Oct 2010 until 27th Feb 2011)Explore the influence of early Chinese writing and artefacts on the art of the twentieth century and beyond.
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Description
Bovey Lee is a Hong Kong-born artist who uses the traditional medium of papercut to explore contemporary themes, here depicting herself in a sacrificial context against a ground of classical wave motif.
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Details
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- Date
- 2006
- Artist/maker
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Bovey Lee (born 1969)
- Material and technique
- cut paper
- Dimensions
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frame 49 x 64 x 3 cm (height x width x depth)
papercut 17.5 x 34.5 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented in honour of the 75th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2007.
- Accession no.
- EA2007.252
Past Exhibition
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The Past in the Present: Script and Archaism in Modern Chinese Art
(from 6th Oct 2010 until 27th Feb 2011)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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