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"My dad is Li Gang!," an installation by Jin Shan
Artist Jin Shan prefers to make his statements with humor and satire rather than strident commentary. His new solo exhibition, “My dad is Li Gang!,” is at Brown University’s David Winton Bell Gallery, 64 College St, Providence. The organizers note that the show was inspired by an incident in late 2010 “involving the son of a police official in China. The driver who hit two students, killing one, fled the scene shouting ‘Go ahead, sue me if you dare. My dad is Li Gang [the deputy director of the local public security bureau]!’ Outrage erupted, provoking a social media phenomenon that made the phrase ubiquitous throughout the country.” The work “transforms the main gallery into a big yellow political disco party . . . Sustaining his critique of power, desire, and ambition, Jin invites visitors to ‘walk behind the scenes’ of the false walls, revealing the ‘party’ to be a construction and suggesting that the power dynamics of China must be opened to criticism.” The show runs from September 1 through November 4 (Monday-Friday 11 am-4 pm, Saturday and Sunday 1-4 pm) | 401.863.2932 | brown.edu/campus-life/arts/bell-gallery/
