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Ordinary Shadows, Chinese Shade (1988)

1988-01-01 · 1h 29m · ZH

Wong uses his second generation Chinese-Canadian perspective to frame the Chinese here in the new world, Canada, and in the motherland, China. This is an intimate, personal view. Through his own “family network” and several trips to the People’s Republic of China, the artist gained access to the everyday, non-exotic world of the Chinese. A picture emerges of displaced cultures and traditions in transitions.

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What is Ordinary Shadows, Chinese Shade about?

Wong uses his second generation Chinese-Canadian perspective to frame the Chinese here in the new world, Canada, and in the motherland, China. This is an intimate, personal view. Through his own “family network” and several trips to the People’s Republic of China, the artist gained access to the everyday, non-exotic world of the Chinese. A picture emerges of displaced cultures and traditions in transitions.

How long is Ordinary Shadows, Chinese Shade?

Ordinary Shadows, Chinese Shade has a runtime of 89 minutes.