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My Favourite City Mangshi

Art Price

BIRTH YEAR 1918
BIRTH PLACE Edmonton, Alberta
DEATH YEAR 2008
DEATH PLACE Toronto, Ontario
MEDIUM Rice paper scroll
DATE 1991
DIMENSIONS 640cm x 27.9cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 2015.08.25
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: gift of Rene Price, 2015
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A rice paper scroll filled with coloured conceptual sketches for a sculptural installation on black backgrounds with text. The first section of the scroll is titled:TO MY FAVOURITE CITY *MANGSHI* (FOR 1993 JULY) A LASTINGCOMMEMORATIVEBYART PRICE (canada)That is followed by a list of specifications for the installation.The following section (titled: CONCEPTS ONLY - NO FINISHED DESIGNS) shows a series of white sketches on black background that are numbered and illustrate the various components of the installations. Following that are the coloured sketches, on black background, of the individual components. At the end is a coloured sketch (no black in background) on a piece of paper laid vertically across the scroll. It pictures a tall cylindrical tower with a spiral stair case and row of windows. Titled:THE LOOKING WATCH-TOWER"40m TOTAL HEIGHTUP on the insideDOWN on the outsideAt the bottom of the paper is printed:"HOMAGE TO BURMA-CHINA RELATIONS"

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