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Mr Monkey sees Death by a Thousand Cuts at the CAC, 24th January


"The tree stands out because it's actually standing out from the canvas"

Mr Monkey looking at Death by a Thousand Cuts Mr Monkey looking at the stricken tree in Death by a Thousand Cuts

The third of Gordon Cheung's paintings was Death by a Thousand Cuts. Mr Monkey reckoned that the exhibition had been named after this painting. The title refers to a method of execution, used in China from around 900 to 1905, which attracted a disproportionate amount of interest in the West. Again, Mr Monkey admired the layers of acrylic gel. He was surprised to find that what he thought was a building was actually a stack of acrobats.


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