Patty Chang: Shangri-La Wars no. 1

Solar plate etching with chine colle, 14" x 20" Produced by Art in General.

Patty Chang’s Shangri-La Wars no. 1, examines the concept of Shangri-La, or Heaven on Earth, and is inspired by the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton and the artist’s experiences in China. The Shangri-La Wars no. 1 is based on a single channel video installation commissioned by the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; the New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY, NY, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and was on view at these institutions in 2005-2006.