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Last Days of Village Wen

文村記事上卷

2011

Yun-Fei Ji 季云飞

(Chinese, b. 1963)
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Culture
China
Medium
Handscroll, ink and color on Xuan paper
Measurements
Overall: 37.8 x 953.2 cm (14 7/8 x 375 1/4 in.); Painting only: 34.6 x 657.8 cm (13 5/8 x 259 in.)
Credit Line
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2012.99.1
Copyright
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Location
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Last Days of Village Wen is the story of a fictional place that in some ways appears like the setting of a retreat borrowed from classical Chinese painting.

Description

Ji Yun-Fei explores the themes of human migration and environmental change in this 14-meter long handscroll. “We risk losing ourselves even more, metaphysically, as we become more and more disconnected with nature and memory,” Ji says, alluding to the human cost of rapid development. The artist created a narrative inspired by China’s rich cultural tradition, drawing from memories of folktales and ghost stories. His imagery, both fanciful and realistic, provides metaphors for reflection on human conditions.

Last Days of Village Wen

2011

Yun-Fei Ji

(Chinese, b. 1963)
China

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