China's renowned contemporary artist Xu Bing has worked on tobacco-related
projects for over ten years. This installation is just one part of the prolific
artists Tobacco Project which examines the culture and production of tobacco
from the perspective of this Chinese artist.
Laid out across the exhibition hall at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the rug transforms the cigarettes into a creative material, unearthing contemporary and historical ideas about this powerful industry.
Laid out across the exhibition hall at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the rug transforms the cigarettes into a creative material, unearthing contemporary and historical ideas about this powerful industry.
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