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Tree Limb

Series TitleDaily doodles, 2001-2023

Artist Gonkar Gyatso (Tibetan, born 1961)

DateSeptember 5, 2021

MediumPencil, ink, stickers, paper cut-out on fine art paper

DimensionsFramed: 12 × 13 1/4 × 2 inches (30.48 × 33.66 × 5.08 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the generosity of the Foyer Foundation and the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund

Object number2025.29.18

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DescriptionThis is a self-portrait of the artist. He is draped across a branch of a cherry blossom tree. He has an arm and a leg draping off either side of the branch, and his stomach and face are pressed against the bark, turned away from the viewer. His yellow suit jacket hangs down from the branch on either side, and he is wearing red slacks with brown oxfords. The background is made of many yellow dots, some of which emanate from a small cloud to the left of the artist.

Text:
Many stickers, doodles, and Chinese text surround the artist, such as the reading of the air quality, “29 AQI”, the name of a weather channel “21 Chinese National Weather Website”, “security alert”, “unvaccinated health workers”, and “#MeToo”, which references the social movement of the same name.
The red text on the right reads, “Holding onto innovation without asking about "background," as long as one can contribute to the country, the nation will fully support.”
The vertical green text at the bottom reads, “Evergrande Group”, which is a Chinese real estate conglomerate that collapsed, causing a crash in the Chinese stock market.

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