Kesang Lamdark: Knock, Knock

Contributor(s):

Lamdark, Kesang

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Rossi & Rossi; 2018Description: 103pISBN:

9781906576561

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Summary: Exhibition catalog, 22 Sept- 24 Nov 2018. With edgy humour, Kesang Lamdark mixes Western pop idols and Chinese readymades with Buddhist deities to comment on the erosion of traditional values, language and customs in his native Tibet. The artist juxtaposes classic Tibetan art and imagery with the crass consumer culture imported by Chinese tourists aching to find spiritual meaning in their lives now ruled more by consumerism than communism. The Han Chinese have been destroying the heart of Buddhism, both wittingly through forced Sinosation, restrictions on the use of the Tibetan language, the exile of the Dalai Lama and the occupation of Tibet - and unwittingly, through the introduction of modern bullet trains that now scar Tibet's virgin plateau, bringing pollution, fast food, discos and karaoke bars. Lamdark's work explores the transformation of his spiritual homeland into a kind of Disneyland, pairing seemingly antithetical images, such as Kiss's Gene Simmons with the ancient Tibetan state oracle Dorje Drakden. 'In Tibetan folklore, if you stick your tongue out and it's red, you're telli.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library	Visual Arts	N4390-5098 120.376 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		2874

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Exhibition catalog, 22 Sept- 24 Nov 2018. With edgy humour, Kesang Lamdark mixes Western pop idols and Chinese readymades with Buddhist deities to comment on the erosion of traditional values, language and customs in his native Tibet. The artist juxtaposes classic Tibetan art and imagery with the crass consumer culture imported by Chinese tourists aching to find spiritual meaning in their lives now ruled more by consumerism than communism. The Han Chinese have been destroying the heart of Buddhism, both wittingly through forced Sinosation, restrictions on the use of the Tibetan language, the exile of the Dalai Lama and the occupation of Tibet - and unwittingly, through the introduction of modern bullet trains that now scar Tibet's virgin plateau, bringing pollution, fast food, discos and karaoke bars. Lamdark's work explores the transformation of his spiritual homeland into a kind of Disneyland, pairing seemingly antithetical images, such as Kiss's Gene Simmons with the ancient Tibetan state oracle Dorje Drakden. 'In Tibetan folklore, if you stick your tongue out and it's red, you're telli.

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