Kwok in Beijing

Frog King in Tiananmen Square, fastening a string of plastic bags. The happening is part of the Kwok in Beijing project that took place during the artist's visit to Beijing, April 1979. It was among the earliest documented performance art in China in the late 70s.

Kwok in Beijing, together with Kwok in Shanghai, are sometimes referred as 'Plastic Bag Happenings in China'. The specific medium of plastic bag is a seminal element in Frog King's artistic practice. The material, versatile, light, and abundant in its amount, has inspired experimentations of its three-dimensionality. It is subsequently utilised as an alternative form of sculpture in the artist's performance/happening.

Alternative title

Plastic Bag Happenings in China

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Publication/Creation date

1979

Creation place

China

Content type

artwork documentation

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Kwok in Beijing, 郭在北京