New Chinese Zodiac. The pieces follow the character traditions of the Chinese Zodiac, the Monkey, Snake, and such. However Xiahong Zhang created original characters made out of paper with Disney characters like the Disney Princesses, Tinkerbell, printed onto the paper. I think that Xiahong Zhang is commenting on the Americanization of her culture and how America has caught on to the Zodiac and how the Chinese Zodiac is now a place mat on your table at a Chinese restaurant. I think that perhaps the Disney images were used because nothing is more of a commercial success than the Disney Empire.
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