the:artist:network selections of the month
sound installation:
"Xuanchuan" by Vincent Dee
The Mandarin word, "xuanchuan" loosely translates to "propaganda." In this piece, the artist examines the DRC's historical practice of appropriating traditional Chinese folk songs to convey its rhetoric more effectively, juxtaposed with China's ongoing adoption of Western, consumerist culture. He does this through paring Western pop hits with interpretations of the traditional propagandist rhetoric.
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the:artist:network presents a quicktime video of site-specific multi-channel
sound installation by Hong-kai Wang, "Elevator
music" (2006) from the !@#$% Group Show.
As the elevator travels through the shaft, sounds appropriated from various
subway buskers drifts in and out of ear shot. The juxtapositioning of
the buskers' soundtrack compose an orchestration of "Muzak" for the everyday passengers.
Born in Yunlin, Taiwan, Hong-Kai Wang has been living
and working in New York since 1998. Her works have been exhibited in Howl
Festival, Yokohama Triennial among others.
lucas gatsas "myself and i" impressions new york 2005