Dualities: The art of Zhou Brothers
The Zhou Brothers’ story is key to understanding both their art and the fractious times we live in. On the one hand, it represents the paradigmatic American Dream: two Chinese brothers who come to Chicago with virtually no money and eventually become internationally famous and successful artists. This was at a time when the Cultural Revolution had already taken its toll and China had begun the process of opening to the West. In a larger sense, their art embodies