Description:
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.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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