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Performance
  • Multiple Artists …
    • Henry Tsang
    • Gu Xiong

Shock Culture

Sep 3, 1991

A performance dealing with the experience of moving to Canada from China.

People: Tsang, Henry | Xiong, Gu | Subject Keywords: culture-related concepts | migration | performance art

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