Word: tiangongsi
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...Triennial's best exhibits couches its criticism in the gentlest terms. Chen Shaofeng journeyed to a rural village in Hubei province and videotaped himself painting portraits of the villagers, who in turn drew pictures of Chen. The result is the winning Dialogues with the Peasants of Tiangongsi, a wall-size series of paired oil paintings. Chen makes his untutored peasants, some of whom prove to be adept artists, "equal participants in my work." It's a welcome dignity for a voiceless people...
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