毛毛西遊記 Mao's Journey to The West
毛毛西遊記 Mao's Journey to The West
毛毛西遊記 Mao's Journey to The West
Text, Images, Chart/ book size 8.4×12.2 cm, chart size 41.5×24.9 cm/ Mandarin/ 2024
此書以毛澤東的訃聞作為開端，整理了毛澤東及相關的文革符號，如何跨越時空，從特定的政治宣傳工具，轉化為全球文化挪用的素材。這些符號脫離原始脈絡後，符號的意涵是如何變得多層次且複雜，不再單純。
藉由整理了這種「再語境化」的過程，使我們重新審視這些政治圖騰在當代藝術與文化中，如何持續發揮其複雜的影響力。
The book starts with the obituary of Mao Zedong. It organizes Mao and the symbols of the Cultural Revolution, how they cross time and space. They shift from specific tools of political propaganda, into materials for global cultural appropriation. These symbols detach from the original context and the meanings become multi-layered. They are complex and no longer pure.
By organizing this process of "recontextualization", we re-examine these political totems. We look at their role in contemporary art and culture. We see how they continue to exert a complex influence.
Photo Credit：潘彥碩 Pan Yan-Shu
Text, Images, Chart/ book size 8.4×12.2 cm, chart size 41.5×24.9 cm/ Mandarin/ 2024
此書以毛澤東的訃聞作為開端，整理了毛澤東及相關的文革符號，如何跨越時空，從特定的政治宣傳工具，轉化為全球文化挪用的素材。這些符號脫離原始脈絡後，符號的意涵是如何變得多層次且複雜，不再單純。
藉由整理了這種「再語境化」的過程，使我們重新審視這些政治圖騰在當代藝術與文化中，如何持續發揮其複雜的影響力。
The book starts with the obituary of Mao Zedong. It organizes Mao and the symbols of the Cultural Revolution, how they cross time and space. They shift from specific tools of political propaganda, into materials for global cultural appropriation. These symbols detach from the original context and the meanings become multi-layered. They are complex and no longer pure.
By organizing this process of "recontextualization", we re-examine these political totems. We look at their role in contemporary art and culture. We see how they continue to exert a complex influence.
Photo Credit：潘彥碩 Pan Yan-Shu
Text, Images, Chart/ book size 8.4×12.2 cm, chart size 41.5×24.9 cm/ Mandarin/ 2024
此書以毛澤東的訃聞作為開端，整理了毛澤東及相關的文革符號，如何跨越時空，從特定的政治宣傳工具，轉化為全球文化挪用的素材。這些符號脫離原始脈絡後，符號的意涵是如何變得多層次且複雜，不再單純。
藉由整理了這種「再語境化」的過程，使我們重新審視這些政治圖騰在當代藝術與文化中，如何持續發揮其複雜的影響力。
The book starts with the obituary of Mao Zedong. It organizes Mao and the symbols of the Cultural Revolution, how they cross time and space. They shift from specific tools of political propaganda, into materials for global cultural appropriation. These symbols detach from the original context and the meanings become multi-layered. They are complex and no longer pure.
By organizing this process of "recontextualization", we re-examine these political totems. We look at their role in contemporary art and culture. We see how they continue to exert a complex influence.
Photo Credit：潘彥碩 Pan Yan-Shu
