I Am An Angel No.3

Name: CHEN QIULIN (CHINA, B. 1975)
Brand: I Am An Angel No.3
Price: 900.00 USD
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CHEN QIULIN (CHINA, B. 1975)

I Am An Angel No.3

Price Realised USD 1,125

CHEN QIULIN (CHINA, B. 1975)
I Am An Angel No.3
signed, titled, inscribed, and numbered 'I am angel No. 3. 157 x 125 cm. 4/8. CHEN QIULIN.', signed, titled, and dated in Chinese (lower left)
chromogenic print
157 x 125 cm. (62¾ x 49¼ in.)
Executed in 2006
edition 4/8

Please note this lot is the property of a private consignor.

Max Protetch Gallery, New York, USA
Acquired from the above by the present owner

The Museum of Fine Arts, Red Hot: Asian Art Today From the Chaney Family Collection, Houston, USA, 2007 (illustrated in color, p. 115)

Houston, USA, The Museum of Fine Arts, Red Hot: Asian Art Today From the Chaney Family Collection, 22 July – 21 October 2007.

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Lot Essay

Emerging contemporary Chinese artist Chen Qiulin depicts the unfortunate consequences of China’s rapid urbanization. Born in a small Sichuanese town along the Yangtze River, she has been personally witnessing the tragic impacts of urban demolition and migration on local communities.

In I Am An Angel #3, a little girl in an angel costume stands at the top of a pile of rubble, head turned up looking at the sky through a hole in the ceiling of the dilapidated site, as if hopelessly yearning for salvation. Her delicate, childish costume clashes with the harshness of the reality surrounding her. Through this photograph, Chen is thus bringing attention to the personal struggles of those most profoundly impacted by the country’s urban transformation.