1978-0666-0-PC

Accession number

1978-0666-0-PC

Title

TH ยุค (yuk)

EN Era

Description

A question mark rendered in block letters delineated by repeated instances of the word "human" (คน).

Categories

Concrete poetry (บทกวีรูปธรรม)

Black and white

Inscriptions

Titled "ยุค" at the top left corner of the work. Signed and dated "1978" on the reverse. "2" written on the plastic covering.

Year

1978

Date

Unknown

Dimensions

18.4 x 15.5

Dimensions with frame

N/A

Condition

Mild foxing. Creases at the bottom right corner. Faint fingerprints. 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

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), 29, 31.

All known reproductions.

Yin Ker and Marcella Lista, Tang Chang (1934-1990): Non-Forms. (Bangkok: The Tang Chang Private Museum, 2023), 53, 66b.

Exhibition history.

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

Annotations for selected works.

The concrete poem may be a reference to the "Seeking Era" (ยุคแสวงหา) in the mid-twentieth century, which saw a younger generation of artists and intellectuals seeking new modes of thought, beyond mainstream academic circles.