Art Dad Doesn't Like

22: Two Maos and 500 Title Deeds


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Could your rental lease be a piece of art? This week we discuss Mao Tongqiang's Leaseholds (2016), an installation of 500 Chinese land title deeds from the Qing Dynasty to the 1970s. Bureaucratic, and yet emotive, these documents represent the many manifestations of China's land policies across time. But will Dad accept administrative documents as art? Listen now! See images here!

 

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Art Dad Doesn't LikeBy Elizabeth Harris