Navin Rawanchaikul
They Love You Comrade Navin
Print
Woodblock
45x79.5 cm.
2007

extend the artistโ€™s ๐™‰๐™–๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ฎ and ๐™‰๐™–๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ข (2007) projects, transforming the visual language of socialist propaganda into a space for irony, identity, and self-reflection.

Through red-and-black compositions reminiscent of Mao-era posters, Navin humorously casts himself as the leader of a fictional utopia, while inviting us to reconsider the power of collective belief, representation, and belonging.