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Zhang Xiaogang — My Dear Friends
Zhang Xiaogang

My Dear Friends

A hauntingly evocative offset lithograph by renowned Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Xiaogang, "My Dear Friends" presents the artist's signature aesthetic of melancholic, ghostly figures rendered in muted, dreamlike tones. The work reflects his iconic exploration of collective memory, identity, and the emotional residue of China's Cultural Revolution era, with pallid, expressionless faces that hover between the personal and the universal. Printed in colours on fine Lana paper with full margins, this work exemplifies Zhang's ability to transform lithography into a vessel for quiet psychological tension and longing.

Medium
Offset lithograph in colours, on Lana paper, with full margins,

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January 21, 2016

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Zhang Xiaogang, My Dear Friends

A hauntingly evocative offset lithograph by renowned Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Xiaogang, "My Dear Friends" presents the artist's signature aesthetic of melancholic, ghostly figures rendered in muted, dreamlike tones. The work reflects his iconic exploration of collective memory, identity, and the emotional residue of China's Cultural Revolution era, with pallid, expressionless faces that hover between the personal and the universal. Printed in colours on fine Lana paper with full margins, this work exemplifies Zhang's ability to transform lithography into a vessel for quiet psychological tension and longing.

Medium
Offset lithograph in colours, on Lana paper, with full margins,
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Related themes

Print, Melancholic Mood, 20th Century, Family Theme, Muted Palette, Male Artist, Chinese Contemporary Art, Chinese Artist, Socialist Realism Influence, Contemporary Artist, Figurative Art, Symbolism, Portrait, Lithograph

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