Hollywood Hills, California, 1979 Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc. New York Tseng Kwong Chi Ambiguous Ambassador This exhibition will feature the expeditionary self-portraits of this world-renowned photographer, performance artist, and art world socialite. Featuring tongue-in-cheek images of the artist posing as a Chinese Communist dignitary or "Ambiguous Ambassador" in a world utterly alien to his persona; complete with the classic Mao suit, dark glasses and identity tag stamped "Slut for Art". By placing his character in stereotypically touristy sites around the world, Kwong Chi addresses issues ranging from personal identity, to cultural identity, to finding one's place in the world, to the exploration of the nature of tourism, tourist photography, and landscape painting. Kwong Chi's work has been exhibited in many solo shows, including a major retrospective at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, which has traveled to numerous museums. His work is included in many public collections, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the New York Public Library, the New School in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Walker Art Center, the Wellesley College Art Museum, the Los Angeles County Art Museum, the Hallmark Collection and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. His work continues to be included in many solo, group and traveling exhibitions. Exhibition: January 6 - March 5, 2005 Gallery hours: Tue-Sat 11 am - 5 pm Stephen Cohen Gallery 7358 Beverly Boulevard USA-Los Angeles CA 90036 Telephone +1 (323) 937 5525 Fax +1 (323) 937 5523 Email sc@stephencohengallery.com www.stephencohengallery.com |
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