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The Primitive and Unproductive Body: He Yunchang and His Performance Art

Volume 13, Number 4, July/August 2014
by Meiqin Wang


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Meiqin Wang's essay explores the work of He Yunchang, who uses his body as the site where he makes a "primitive" and "unproductive" sacrifice to demonstrate "the will of the weak."


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