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Xu Bing

Xu Bing revisited the definitive painting instructions on the Chinese landscape The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (late 17th century) for his Mustard Seed Garden Landscape Scroll. Watch as Xu explains how this manual was meant to be used by an aspiring painter, and how his response questions issues of copyright and artistic individuality in Chinese painting.

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