Lot 154
154
CHOW CHUN FAI (HONG KONG, B. 1980)
CHOW CHUN FAI (HONG KONG, B. 1980)

ALL FOR THE WINNER, "YOU USE RMB IN A VENDING MACHINE IN HONG KONG? ARE YOU CRAZY?"

Details
CHOW CHUN FAI (HONG KONG, B. 1980)
ALL FOR THE WINNER, "YOU USE RMB IN A VENDING MACHINE IN HONG KONG? ARE YOU CRAZY?"
signed in Chinese; signed 'CHOW CHUN FAI' in English; dated '2008' (on the reverse)
enamel paint on canvas
100 x 150 cm. (39 3/8 x 59 in.)
Painted in 2008
Provenance
Hanart T Z Gallery, Hong Kong
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Literature
Hanart T Z Gallery, Chow Chun-fai: Reproduce and Repaint, exh. cat., Hong Kong, 2009 (illustrated, p.7).
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Hanart T Z Gallery, Chow Chun-fai: Reproduce and Repaint, 2009.
Hong Kong, Times Square, Hong Kong Film 100 Years Exhibition, 19 February – 9 March 2009.
Hong Kong, Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery, Next Destination: Hong Kong, 26 February – 10 March 2016.

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Lot Essay

All for the winner,"You use RMB in a vending machine in Hong Kong? Are you crazy?" (Lot 154) is one of the works from Chow Chun Fai's famed movie series. Originally, this dialogue was created to service the plot of the story. However, through the artist's appropriation by transforming the context into the visual art format, new meaning is bestowed on this line. According to each viewer's personal experience and background, they will interpret this line according to their own context. As a result, the content of this dialogue will be transformed – it will transcend its original framework and continue to generate new meaning.

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