Free for the Taking

Installation Artwork, Sep—Oct, 2013

Installation Materials: Printing presses, Newspaper

Description: From January 11, 1938 through February 28, 1947, “Xinhua Daily” served as the  Chinese Communist mouthpiece in Kuomintang areas. This continued until the outbreak of China’s civil war. The author installs an old monochrome offset press at the exhibition site, printing July, August, September and October, 1945 issues of “Xinhua Daily”.

Interactive Component: Audience members are free to keep printed newspapers.