1978-0660-0-PC

Accession number

1978-0660-0-PC

Title

Untitled

Description

Simplified outlines of a human head formed by repeated instances of the word "human" (คน). The figure's mouth is covered by rows of the word "shut" (ปิด). In purple.

Categories

Concrete poetry (บทกวีรูปธรรม)

Colour

Inscriptions

Signed and dated "1978" at the top left corner of the work. "5" written on the plastic covering.

Year

1978

Date

Unknown

Dimensions

15.5 x 14.5

Dimensions with frame

N/A

Condition

Mild foxing. Creases at the bottom left corner. Very slight creases at the top left corner and along the top and bottom edges. Minor insect droppings. Some grey marks.

Medium

Felt-tip pen on paper

Current location

Collection of The Tang Chang Private Museum

Bibliography of printed matter

Yin Ker, “An Essay on Non-Forms: Tang Chang (1934–1990), a Modern Painter of Literati Aspirations from Bangkok,” in Tang Chang (1934–1990): Non-Forms (Bangkok: The Tang Chang Private Museum), 27, 29, 31.

All known reproductions.

Yin Ker and Marcella Lista, Tang Chang (1934-1990): Non-Forms. (Bangkok: The Tang Chang Private Museum, 2023), 54, 66b.

Exhibition history.

Tang Chang (1934–1990): Non-Forms. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. October 20, 2023–April 8, 2024.

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

Annotations for selected works.

Semi-gloss. Could be considered card rather than paper.