Dom Perignon Champagne Bottles Become Chinese Molotov Cocktails in the Hands of Artist R. Lloyd Ming

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Notable influences are Marcel Duchamp, Subodh Gupta, Ai Weiwei, Fred Wilson, Haim Steinbach, Joseph Cornell, Louise Nevelson and Felix Gonzalez-Torres.Each time I sold a work my assistants and I would open a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne to celebrate; however the meaning behind the sculpture is far from being a celebratory one." Mings sculpture is made from Tibetan prayer flags in red white and blue, Dom Perignon champagne bottles, gasoline, and Chinese matches.The red, white and blue prayer flags used as a fuse, represent American consumerism which has helped to make China rich.Notable influences are Marcel Duchamp, Subodh Gupta, Ai Weiwei, Fred Wilson, Haim Steinbach, Joseph Cornell, Louise Nevelson and Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

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