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Auction archive: Lot number 163

Tseng Kwong Chi (American, 1950-1990) Cape Canaveral, FloridaTseng Kwong Chi (American, 1950-1990) Cape Canaveral, Florida

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$1,968
Auction archive: Lot number 163

Tseng Kwong Chi (American, 1950-1990) Cape Canaveral, FloridaTseng Kwong Chi (American, 1950-1990) Cape Canaveral, Florida

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$1,968
Beschreibung:

Tseng Kwong Chi (American, 1950-1990) Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1985, printed 2005. Signed by Muna Tseng, titled, dated, and numbered "Muna Tseng...2/25" in black ink within estate copyright stamp on the verso at center. Gelatin silver print, image size 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (37.5 x 37.5 cm), framed. Condition: Good. Provenance: Collection of Bernard Toale and Joseph Zina, Boston, Massachusetts. N.B. Dressed in a Mao suit and mirrored sunglasses, the Hong Kong-born American photographer Tseng Kwong Chi traveled the United States photographing himself against iconic backdrops of the American cultural landscape such as Cape Canaveral. Drawing on a plethora of photographic traditions, including tourist snapshots, portraiture, landscape photography, and performance, not to mention making selfies long before their current popularity, Tseng investigates identity as a culturally constructed phenomenon.

Auction archive: Lot number 163
Auction:
Datum:
19 May 2017
Auction house:
Bonhams | Skinner
Park Plaza 63
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (0)617 3505400
+1 (0)617 3505429
Beschreibung:

Tseng Kwong Chi (American, 1950-1990) Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1985, printed 2005. Signed by Muna Tseng, titled, dated, and numbered "Muna Tseng...2/25" in black ink within estate copyright stamp on the verso at center. Gelatin silver print, image size 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (37.5 x 37.5 cm), framed. Condition: Good. Provenance: Collection of Bernard Toale and Joseph Zina, Boston, Massachusetts. N.B. Dressed in a Mao suit and mirrored sunglasses, the Hong Kong-born American photographer Tseng Kwong Chi traveled the United States photographing himself against iconic backdrops of the American cultural landscape such as Cape Canaveral. Drawing on a plethora of photographic traditions, including tourist snapshots, portraiture, landscape photography, and performance, not to mention making selfies long before their current popularity, Tseng investigates identity as a culturally constructed phenomenon.

Auction archive: Lot number 163
Auction:
Datum:
19 May 2017
Auction house:
Bonhams | Skinner
Park Plaza 63
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (0)617 3505400
+1 (0)617 3505429
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