Guo Jian’s saucy and sinister reappropriation of Chinese propaganda painting techniques is heightened by this animation of his allegorical work ‘The Day Before I Went Away’.
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In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
ACMI Viewing Booths
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1006500
Language
Chinese
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image
Holdings
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
Digital Betacam; Master
Digital Betacam; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy