“I think creating art is the same as creating other businesses.” Yan Lei’s vibrant quadriptych was initially part of a salon hang of over 300 oil paintings created by his team of amateur artists for dOCUMENTA (13). Throughout the exhibition, paintings were randomly transported to the Volkswagen factory in Kassel for spray painting, before being returned to their original place. Beneath a glossy finish hides painted copies of Rubens, Velázquez, and Greco. The process highlights the commodification of art and raises questions about the role of corporate sponsorship in artistic expression.

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