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I don’t know who the artist is. By Yue Minjun. [Thx super-awesome commenters! See comments for link to NYT article. (Doh!)] Via ffffound.
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Yue Minjun:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/arts/design/13smil.html?scp=3&sq=yue%20minjun&st=cse
His name is Yue Minjun. He’s even collaborated with Kaws on a vinyl toy.
http://english.mashkulture.net/2008/06/30/kaws-x-yue-minjun-companion/
I’ve seen this artist before. He was featured on “designyoutrust.com”, but that site seems to not be working correctly.
I cannot seem to dig him up through Google, but the paintings I’ve seen are all like this: super-happy Chinese men and reflecting on the fakeness of living in China these days.
Never mind. Yue Minjun: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/arts/design/13smil.html?pagewanted=all
Okay. I feel like a fool. But… Thanks!
He featured in a nice exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London recently:
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/new_art_from-china.htm