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Tibetan Artist Gonkar Gyatso on Using Stickers to Battle Oppression
Born in Tibet and now living in London, Gonkar Gyatso has become one of his native country's most visible contemporary artists through work that bridges Eastern and Western culture—and casts a skeptical eye on the pieties embraced by each.
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We spoke to the artist about his work, his attraction to the stickers and cartoons he employs in his compositions, and his experience growing up during the Cultural Revolution.
Your works often consist of a classical Tibetan sculpture or image of the Buddha covered in stickers referencing the mass culture of 21st century capitalism, from price tags to advertisements to characters from popular TV cartoons.
How do you feel that Buddhism and this commercial—or even profane—side of life relate?
In the most overt sense the image of the Buddha is meant as a reflection of everything in the world; the height of enlightenment must be a reflection of everything it sees and tries to un