Family Tree
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Family Tree is a renowned performance art piece by Chinese artist Zhang Huan in which his face is progressively covered with calligraphic text, exploring themes of identity, memory, and cultural heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zhang Huan | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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performance art work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Family Tree (performance by Zhang Huan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | live performance documented by photographs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese contemporary art
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performance art in the 1990s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| creator | Zhang Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| depicts | Zhang Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationForm | photographic series ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn | contemporary art museums and galleries ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
Chinese cultural traditions
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collective memory ⓘ cultural inscription on the body ⓘ language and body ⓘ personal identity ⓘ self-erasure ⓘ |
| features |
Chinese characters
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calligraphic text ⓘ |
| genre | performance art ⓘ |
| hasPart | sequence of staged portraits ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Chinese ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cultural heritage
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identity ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | artist’s face ⓘ |
| notableWork | Family Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Zhang Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
overwriting of personal identity by collective narratives
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weight of history on the individual ⓘ |
| timeAspect | unfolds over a single day ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
ink
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performance ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| visualProgression | face progressively covered with text ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.