A mini supermarket containing only packaging is going under the hammer. A mini supermarket containing only packaging is going under the hammer. Mini supermarket containing just packaging up for auctionThe work of art, which has been exhibited around the world, satirises consumerism and global capitalism. Xuzhen Supermarket (Xu Zhen)But the tubes of Colgate toothpaste, bags of M&Ms and other items are empty. He was the youngest Chinese artist to participate in the Venice Biennale and showed at the Guggenheim’s major exhibition of Chinese contemporary art last year.

Source: Irish Independent September 06, 2018 12:00 UTC