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X-Ray

June, 04 1999
performance art

"Performance piece held in New York City to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the June 4th Incident in Tiananmen Square. The work incorporated an x-ray of the artist's own chest, taken in New York, and two bicycle tires. The ground was covered in ten squares of rice paper, representing the years that have passed since June 4, 1989."

--Asian American Arts Centre Information Sheet for exhibition "Reappearing Exit IV"

X-Ray
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