Tseng Kwong Chi
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Tseng Kwong ChiTseng Kwong Chi ((chin. 曾廣智, * 1950 in Hong Kong; † 10 March 1990 in New York) was a photographer who was active in the East Village
art scene in the 1980's. His most famous body of work is his self-portrait series, East Meets West, also called the "Expeditionary Series." In the series, Tseng dressed in what he called his "Mao suit" and sunglasses, and photographed himself situated, often emotionlessly, in front of iconic tourist sites of the West including Notre Dame de Paris
and the World Trade Center
.
Tseng also took thousands of photographs of New York graffiti
artist Keith Haring
throughout the 1980's working on murals, installations and the subway. In 1984, his photographs were shown with Haring's work at the opening of the Semaphore Gallery's East Village location in a show titled "Art in Transit".
Tseng died of AIDS and was survived by his companion Robert Haynes, according to his New York Times obituary. Robert Haynes died on December 22, 1998.
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
art scene in the 1980's. His most famous body of work is his self-portrait series, East Meets West, also called the "Expeditionary Series." In the series, Tseng dressed in what he called his "Mao suit" and sunglasses, and photographed himself situated, often emotionlessly, in front of iconic tourist sites of the West including Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris , also known as Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic, Roman Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains the cathedra of...
and the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
.
Tseng also took thousands of photographs of New York graffiti
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
artist Keith Haring
Keith Haring
Keith Haring was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s.-Early life:...
throughout the 1980's working on murals, installations and the subway. In 1984, his photographs were shown with Haring's work at the opening of the Semaphore Gallery's East Village location in a show titled "Art in Transit".
Tseng died of AIDS and was survived by his companion Robert Haynes, according to his New York Times obituary. Robert Haynes died on December 22, 1998.