Third stop of the Wang Du Parade at the Les Abattoirs Museum in Toulouse
Introduction
In his work We're Smoking Them Out!, Wang Du depicts George Bush in the middle of a weight-training session. The artist repeats the same figure several times, deliberately varying its size. This play on scale creates a face-to-face encounter between the viewer’s body and that of the U.S. president. It leads us to view figures of power with ambivalence, oscillating between fear, unease, humor, and ridicule. In response to George Bush’s manipulative communication strategies, Wang Du chooses to play with proportions to put his image into perspective and make him seem less imposing.
“Défilé (Parade)” is a work consisting of a runway about fifteen meters long, on which are arranged 13 resin casts that are three-dimensional reproductions of images and figures taken from Chinese …
“Défilé (Parade)” is a work consisting of a runway about fifteen meters long, on which are arranged 13 resin casts that are three-dimensional reproductions of images and figures taken from Chinese …
