UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art

UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Am I Your Type

East Gallery - On Site Exhibition
Beng Beng (蹦蹦车) Prototype Made in China by Laurens Tan
Beng Beng (蹦蹦车) Prototype Made in China by Laurens Tan
Beng Beng (蹦蹦车) Prototype Made in China by Laurens Tan
Beng Beng (蹦蹦车) Prototype Made in China by Laurens Tan
Beng Beng (蹦蹦车) Prototype Made in China by Laurens Tan Image: Installation View, Courtesy of Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (Photography by Becca Schwartz/UNLV Creative Services)
Beng Beng (蹦蹦车) Prototype Made in China by Laurens Tan Image: Installation View, Courtesy of Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (Photography by Becca Schwartz/UNLV Creative Services)

Beng Beng (蹦蹦车) Prototype Made in China

  • Fiberglass, acrylic, wood, metal parts
  • 24.409 x 11.811 x 4.331 in
  • Laurens Tan
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Laurens Tan
Beng Beng (蹦蹦车) Prototype Made in China, 2007
Fiberglass, acrylic, wood, metal parts
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Gift of the artist
2018.01.001

“Beng Beng” is the colloquial name for a three-wheeled taxi common in Beijing. By highlighting the everyday culture of his adopted city, Tan reflects on the stubborn uniqueness of place in the face of global homogenization.

  • Created: 2007
  • Inventory Number: 2018.01.001
  • Collections: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Collection
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