id:			170517
accession number:	2012.99.1
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.99.1
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Last Days of Village Wen, 2011. Yun-Fei Ji (Chinese, b. 1963). Handscroll, ink and color on Xuan paper; overall: 37.8 x 953.2 cm (14 7/8 x 375 1/4 in.); painting only: 34.6 x 657.8 cm (13 5/8 x 259 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2012.99.1

title:				Last Days of Village Wen
title in original language:	文村記事上卷
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creation date:			2011
creation date earliest:		2011
creation date latest:		2011
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creditline:			The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	China
technique:	Handscroll, ink and color on Xuan paper
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Handscroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Yun-Fei Ji (Chinese, b. 1963)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 37.8 x 953.2 cm (14 7/8 x 375 1/4 in.); Painting only: 34.6 x 657.8 cm (13 5/8 x 259 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	辛卯年季雲飛
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Ji Yunfei: Last Days of Village Wen
	opening date:   2016-02-12T00:00:00
	<i>Ji Yunfei: Last Days of Village Wen</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-July 31, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>A Terrible Beauty is Born</em>. The 11th Biennale de Lyon, Lyon, France (September 15-December 31, 2011).

* <em>Yun-fei Ji: Water Work</em>. Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China (June 2-July 15, 2012).

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PROVENANCE

	Collection of the Artist, New York, NY
	date: 2011-2012
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	(James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2012
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2012-
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wall description:
Ji Yun-Fei explores the themes of human migration and environmental change in this 14-meter long handscroll. “We risk losing ourselves even more, metaphysically, as we become more and more disconnected with nature and memory,” Ji says, alluding to the human cost of rapid development. The artist created a narrative inspired by China’s rich cultural tradition, drawing from memories of folktales and ghost stories. His imagery, both fanciful and realistic, provides metaphors for reflection on human conditions.
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CITATIONS

	Cai, Bingqiao [蔡秉橋 = Paula Tsai], editor. <em>Ji Yunfei: shui li gong cheng</em> [季雲飛: 水利工程 = Yun-fei Ji: water work]. Hong Kong; Beijing: UCCA Books, 2012.
	page number: 	pp. 134-154
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	Chung, Anita. "Re-emergence: New Chinese Galleries and Art Acquisitions of The Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>Orientations</em> vol 44 no. 8 (November/December 2013): 64-75.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 74-75, fig. 10
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