12 artists. 12 artworks. One blockbuster week in Miami. Here are some of this year’s key pieces.
Work: Martin Wong, Tai Ping Tien Kuo (Tai Ping Kuo), 1982
Presenting gallery: P·P·O·W
On view for the first time in 40 years, this multi-panel painting is one of the first works from the ‘Chinatown’ series that Martin Wong made after moving to New York in 1978. Its composition resembles a Renaissance altarpiece: At its center is a tender portrait of the artist’s mother and stepfather, flanked by pagodas, Chinese opera figures, and neon signs.