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Exhibition in Shanghai questions authenticity and originality in art

By Michael Liu | China Daily Asia | Updated: 2018-11-28 09:16
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The Artist is Present, Yuz Museum, Shanghai 2018 [Photo provided to China Daily]

Copy, ape, or no – and the targets here run the gamut, from Michelangelo to Donald Judd – the art is by turns retro, futuristic and always provocative, ranging from Xu Zhen's Tang Dynasty Torso of a Seated Buddha from Tianlonshan to Kapwani Kiwanga's futuristic neon pink-blue room, and from Cattelan's own miniature version of the Sistine Chapel and its iconic roof to the non-operational toilets by Danish art collective Superflex, which are replicas of the toilets in the Council of the European Union in Brussels.

For good measure, there's also a painted backdrop of the famous Hollywood sign with fake palm trees for taking the ultimate selfie – or faux-fie – with which to trick your friends. And the significance of the Marina Abramović poster? We're not entirely sure. Art imitating life or life imitating art? See if you can spot the difference at the Yuz until December 16. (yuzmshanghai.org)

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