Breaking news: On March 29, 2026, Sotheby's "Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale" officially commenced. Fan Yangzong's "Public Swimming Pool," estimated at HKD 700,000-1,200,000, hammered down at HKD 1,200,000, with a final price of HKD 1,536,000 including commission.Breaking personal auction record(Breaking the record held by the internationally renowned Beijing-based film "Swimming Pool" on May 10, 2024, which sold for CNY 920,000).

Provenance: Taipei, Yequ Gallery. Acquired by the current owner from the above source.

It breaks the record held by the internationally renowned film "Swimming Pool" which opened on May 10, 2024, in Beijing, with a box office of CNY 920,000.

About the artist

Fan Yangzong (b. 1982) was born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Graduate Institute of Fine Arts Creation at the National Taipei University of the Arts. He lives and works in Taiwan. Fan Yangzong is known for using tape to create sharp edges on his canvases. His famous "Pool Series" cleverly conceals various desires. By the open yet private public swimming pool, he observes people being spied on, and even voyeuristically, from a strange and unconventional perspective, using goggles to reflect light, obstructions, and other means. He also depicts glistening water droplets evaporating on hot, red necks, and uses the calmness on the water's surface to contrast with the surreal and fantastical elements beneath. Even the undulating foliage seems to reflect the artist's surging emotions. A slightly aggressive desire churns intensely within the seemingly peaceful canvas.

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