Sui Jianguo is one of China’s most pivotal contemporary sculptors—known for his  rigorous engagement with political iconography and material form. Trained  during the Cultural Revolution and deeply shaped by its aftermath, Sui has  long interrogated the visual legacy of Maoist ideology. Legacy  Mantle is among his most emblematic works: a rigid cast of the Mao  jacket, hollowed yet commanding, it captures the weight of historical memory  and the emptiness of inherited authority. The cast iron shell, absent of a  body, functions as both relic and monument—simultaneously personal and  collective.

Sui’s work is  included in major collections such as the Guggenheim Museum (New York), M+  Museum (Hong Kong), Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Japan), and the National Art Museum of China. His sculptural language continues to influence a generation  reckoning with the sculptural and symbolic remnants of political  regimes.