Diyan Achjadi & Brendan Tang
Sugar Bombs
- Publisher
- Kamloops Art Gallery
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2012
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781895497762
- Publish Date
- Apr 2012
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Description
The catalogue accompanying Diyan Achjadi and Brendan Tang's exhibition features full colour reproductions of both artists' works. Tang's finely crafted ceramics fuse robotic forms from Japanese manga with the ceramic traditions of Ming Dynasty China and gilded French vases. They are beautifully decorated objects transformed into tools of voice and power. Achjadi's inkjet prints have a playful cartoon look, but speak of the role of militarism and war in nationalist propaganda and popular culture. Both artists borrow from globalized culture and reflect its hybridity in contemporary society. Guest curator, Kristen Lambertson writes an insightful essay, describing the artists' exploration of culture, race, and gender and the construction of collective and personal identity.Full colour, 34pp, $14.99?Kamloops Art Gallery (2008)