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Review: From Overseas To Investigate You Jin-Dong's Recent Works 尤劲东新作隔洋观, Jin-Dong You 尤劲东 Mar 1999

Review: From Overseas To Investigate You Jin-Dong's Recent Works 尤劲东新作隔洋观, Jin-Dong You 尤劲东

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In this review written by Zhou Yan, the major concern is the artist's exhibition in 1998, "My Window-You Jindong album exhibition of own works." For further information, please refer to https://digital.kenyon.edu/zhoudocs/391/. This exhibition essentially reflects on the history of the Cultural Revolution. The artist, who has personally experienced the period of time, regrets the crimes he and other people have committed. With guilt, he dissected the time, individuals, and collective unconsciousness through a little "window," a representation that occurs in every one of his works, for the audience to pry into the tragedies and chaos out of ignorance. Then, Zhou …


Correspondence: You Jindong To Zhou Yan On "My Window-You Jindong Album Exhibition Of Own Works", Jin-Dong You 尤劲东 Jan 1999

Correspondence: You Jindong To Zhou Yan On "My Window-You Jindong Album Exhibition Of Own Works", Jin-Dong You 尤劲东

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The goal of this letter is to provide textual information for the critic, Zhou Yan to write an article on You's work. He mentioned thoughts for the exhibition, "My Window-You Jindong Album Exhibition of Own Works," as well as the new technology adopted, such as CGI and digitization of photos and paintings. The artist also mentioned some ingenuity manifested in the exhibition to build an immersive set-up, as well as some stories of creative process. As for the remuneration, it was politely refused, according to the critic. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)


Correspondence: You Jin-Dong To Zhou Yan In March And February 1999, Jin-Dong You 尤劲东 Jan 1999

Correspondence: You Jin-Dong To Zhou Yan In March And February 1999, Jin-Dong You 尤劲东

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The artist mentioned several topics in this series of e-mails sent in 1999. On February 27, he provided his basic information, including his native place, place of origin and adolescent experience, academic life at the Central Academy of Fine Art and his cultural revolution experience in Beidahuang, Heilongjiang Province. Then, following up with the other two emails on March 4, they are about some thoughts on his exhibition, "My Window-You Jindong album exhibition of own works." For information about the show, please refer to https://digital.kenyon.edu/zhoudocs/391/. The subjects of the works mentioned in these emails are mainly about the Cultural Revolution. …