
Created By
Hugh Leung
Chinese Cigarette V
Acrylic and tobacco on canvas
About
this Artwork
Series: CigaretteThe Cigarette series is a provocative exploration of the politics of taxation. Throughtransferring cigarettes onto canvas, Leung invites his viewers to consider the tensionsbetween the government’s efforts to reduce smoking while concurrently relying onrevenues generated from tobacco taxes. By transforming the contents of cigarettes into artworks that are inspired by the designs of boxes of certain cigarette brands, Leung invites us to question whether these paintings can be considered a ‘dutiable commodity’ in a free-trade city, Hong Kong.

Created By
Hugh Leung
About
this Artwork
CHARACTERISTICS
- SIZE
50 x 40 cm | 20 x 16 in
- FRAME
Unframed
- Year
2023
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