The Gao Brothers, contemporary artists from Beijing, will be in Los Angeles next week to attend the opening of their exhibition of photography and sculpture at Duncan Miller Gallery on Thurs, Sept 23.

 

We are scheduling interview requests now. Please contact gallery director Daniel Miller dmg@duncanmillergallery.com, or call 310-838-2440. 

 

The Gao Brothers are reflective of the 'new wave' of post-revolutionary artists working in China today. They have created something of a brand name in repurposing the images of communism's most prominent historical figures. Their specialty is Mao. The Beijing artists have created works including a sculpture of the former chairman kneeling on the ground (and with a removable head), a series of torso sculptures of Mao sporting large female breasts, and another sculpture depicting Mao in a submissive sexual position.

Miss Mao,  2007

The Gao's have been collaborating on installation, performance, photography works and writing since the mid-1980s. Some of their works were published in "A History Of China Modern Art", "China Avant-garde Photography", "The Best Photography Of China", etc. and collected by Chinese and foreign people and museums. 

 

Their sculptural piece depicting Russian Communist leader Vladimir Lenin and a feminized Chairman Mao Zedong at the recent Vancouver Biennale caused an enormous controversy:

 

 

 

For more reference on The Gao Brothers:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/arts/design/06gao.html

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/11/world/la-fg-china-gao-brothers-20100811

 

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10959 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90034
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