Competition, 2011 – Wang Qingsong
Wang Qingsong, originally a painter turned photographer, is depicted here filling the walls of a rented movie sound stage in Beijing with over 600 mock advertising posters he drew by hand. They are each intended to resemble corporate logos. He drew from his memories of China’s cultural revolution back when the rival red guard factions plastered handmade posters all over the walls of Chinese cities. Pictured are people tearing the posters down, symbolizing their revolt against corporatization in the country taking over everyday life.
Qingsong, Wang. “Competition.” The Paris Review, May 26, 2011. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/02/04/competition/.