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Gordon Cheung

Handstands on Chairs, 2016
Giclée on canvas
120 x 90 cm
47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in.
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Cheung’s 'New Order' series consists of a range of disparate appropriated images that have been subjected to a technological glitching effect, amounting to a literal reordering of the information in...
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Cheung’s 'New Order' series consists of a range of disparate appropriated images that have been subjected to a technological glitching effect, amounting to a literal reordering of the information in a digital image file. Co-opting an open source algorithm, Cheung’s process generates tens of thousands of possible variants of the source images, each comprising a partial or total redistribution of the original pixels. Uprooted from their established frameworks, these images become perceptible as signifiers of soft power, capturing instances in which seemingly benign activities are co-opted to express concealed political agendas. 'Handstands on Chairs' is drawn from an archive of photographic imagery of Chinese acrobats from the era of Mao’s Cultural Revolution – a classic symbol of soft power through sporting prowess.
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