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The First intellectual

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Height 193cm, Width 127cm




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An earlier work of Yang, this photographic triptych shows an urban intellectual. The viewer sees an injured man in a business suit, threatening to throw a brick, but his target is unclear. The man i ...
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Yang Fudong
China
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Yang's films and photographs articulate multiple perspectives. His works investigate the structure and formation of identity through myth, personal memory and lived experience. Each of his works is ...
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Exploring Urban Distress and Identity Turmoil in "The First Intellectual" Triptych

Yang Fudong's photographic triptych, "The First Intellectual," encapsulates a profound depiction of urban distress and identity turmoil in contemporary China. The central figure, an urban intellectual in distress, stands isolated on an empty street, evoking a sense of existential crisis amidst a m ...
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Exploring Urban Distress and Identity Turmoil in "The First Intellectual" Triptych

SUMMARY


Yang Fudong's photographic triptych, "The First Intellectual," encapsulates a profound depiction of urban distress and identity turmoil in contemporary China. The central figure, an urban intellectual in distress, stands isolated on an empty street, evoking a sense of existential crisis amidst a m ...
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