1978-0627-0-PC

Accession number

1978-0627-0-PC

Title

Untitled

Description

Two triangles, each formed by numerous instances of the word "human" (คน), are arranged such that they appear to be converging towards the centre of the composition, where a single instance of the word "kill" (ฆ่า) is positioned.

Categories

Concrete poetry (บทกวีรูปธรรม)

Black and white

Inscriptions

Signed and dated "1978".

Year

1978

Date

Unknown

Dimensions

15.4 x 18.3

Dimensions with frame

N/A

Condition

Foxing. In good condition. Adhesive and bits of paper stuck to the back of the work.

Medium

Ballpoint pen on glossy card

Current location

Collection of The Tang Chang Private Museum

All known reproductions.

David Teh, ed., “Misfits”: Pages from a loose-leaf modernity (Berlin: Haus der Kulturen der Welt, 2017), 52.
[Caption:
Tang Chang, Untitled, 1978. Ballpoint pen on card,
15.5 x 18.4 cm. Courtesy Thip Sae-tang
Legend: คน = people, ฆ่า = kill, คน = people]

Exhibition history.

"Misfits": Pages from a loose-leaf modernity. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany. April 21–July 3, 2017.