"Hulk Elvis represents for me both Western and Eastern culture, a sense of a guardian, a protector, that at the same time is capable of bringing the house down.” —Jeff Koons

About The Author

Philip Tinari is director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing and the founding editor of LEAP, launched in 2010 as “The International Art Magazine of Contemporary China.” He is a contributing editor to Artforum and has written and lectured widely on contemporary art in China.