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Essay: Five Hours Of A 1000 Yuan Worth Allegory Of Love, Tan Xu 徐坦
Essay: Five Hours Of A 1000 Yuan Worth Allegory Of Love, Tan Xu 徐坦
Zhou Documents
This document was scripted in English by Monica Dematte on December 22nd, 1993 in Guangzhou, China. It discussed the third art event, which happened on November 24th, 1993, by the “Big Tail Elephant” group. The activity consisted of “Five Hours” by Chen Shaoxiong, “Allegory of Love” by Xu Tan, and “100 pieces and 1000 pieces” by Lin Yilin. Dematte talked about the meaning, the artistic significance, the response of the public, and the correlations among these three works in the essay. She concluded by pointing out that the “Big Tail Elephant” group’s goal of art-making was to create an imperfect, …
Mutual Choice, Mutual Destructure -- On Fu Zhong Wang's "Mortise And Tenon Structure", Zhong-Wang Fu 傅中望
Mutual Choice, Mutual Destructure -- On Fu Zhong Wang's "Mortise And Tenon Structure", Zhong-Wang Fu 傅中望
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This essay is scripted in Chinese. (Jerry Wu'23).
Exhibition Document: Consuming Virus 消费病毒, Shuang-Gui Ye 叶双贵
Exhibition Document: Consuming Virus 消费病毒, Shuang-Gui Ye 叶双贵
Zhou Documents
YE Shuang-gui's "Consuming Virus" is an action art project. This project includes a few cooperative parts, such as consumers, setup, "virus", and the cook, namely, the artist himself. Ceramics were transformed into dishes with virus characteristics. These PDF documents contains photographs from the event. As seen in the photos, the artist displayed the process of transforming "Virus" into cakes, which were then served to customers with beverages and other foods. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
Interview Record Between Fu Zhong Wang And Peng De, Zhong-Wang Fu 傅中望
Interview Record Between Fu Zhong Wang And Peng De, Zhong-Wang Fu 傅中望
Zhou Documents
This interview record is scripted in Chinese. It was published in "Art Scholarships" in 1994 (volume 1). (Jerry Wu'23).
Inspirations From Fu Zhong Wang's "Mortise And Tenon Structure" Sculptures, Zhong-Wang Fu 傅中望
Inspirations From Fu Zhong Wang's "Mortise And Tenon Structure" Sculptures, Zhong-Wang Fu 傅中望
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This essay is scripted in Chinese. It was published by Henan Art in the portfolio "Fu Zhong Wang's Art". (Jerry Wu'23).
Review: The Figures' Histories, Their Emergences, And Purity - Hu Jianping's "Paper-Man On Walls", Jian-Ping Hu 胡建平
Review: The Figures' Histories, Their Emergences, And Purity - Hu Jianping's "Paper-Man On Walls", Jian-Ping Hu 胡建平
Zhou Documents
This review is scripted in Chinese. (Jerry Wu'23).
Issues Of Sculpture In China 中国雕塑问题, Wang Zhan 展望
Issues Of Sculpture In China 中国雕塑问题, Wang Zhan 展望
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This is an article, titled "Toward New Sculpture," by Zhang Qing, editor of special column, "Issues of Sculpture in China," on "Art Gallery" magazine (issue and year unknow, but should be in the 1990s), about contemporary Chinese sculpture. Starting with the origin of Chinese contemporary sculpture, the article analyzes the characteristics of Chinese academician sculpture and the divergence from Western contemporary art. Then the author concludes the challenges the field faced, such as internationalization, localization, and the impact of installation art and market economy. At the same time the the situation of sculpture in China. seems promising to the author …
杨克勤油画展, Ke-Qin Yang 杨克勤
杨克勤油画展, Ke-Qin Yang 杨克勤
Zhou Documents
This ad for Yang Ke-Qin's 1993 oil painting exhibit at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing China was published in China Culture Newspaper. (Nicole Wang '26).
有男性气度的女画家(Female Artist With Masculinity), Ke-Qin Yang 杨克勤
有男性气度的女画家(Female Artist With Masculinity), Ke-Qin Yang 杨克勤
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This article was written by Zhang Zhi-Dan about Yang Ke-Qin's "masculine" quality in her artistic style and was published in “People's Daily Overseas Edition”. (Nicole Wang).
Review: A Review On H.K. Monthly "九十年代杂志", Shuang-Gui Ye 叶双贵
Review: A Review On H.K. Monthly "九十年代杂志", Shuang-Gui Ye 叶双贵
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This review is written in traditional Chinese and published in Hong Kong. It briefly introduced the "New Era Group" including four artists, Ren Jian, Zhou Xi-pin, Liang Xiao-chuan and Ye Shuang-gui. Then, the review follows with the summarization of their work and exhibition, their responds to new era of art. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
Essay: About Art Plan "New Structures" -- On The Developments Of "Experimental Cognizance" 新架构 -- 关于综合意义的“实验认识”的发展建构, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Essay: About Art Plan "New Structures" -- On The Developments Of "Experimental Cognizance" 新架构 -- 关于综合意义的“实验认识”的发展建构, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Zhou Documents
The essay is scripted in Chinese. (Jerry Wu'23).
Review: Spirit Shape 精神造型, Shuang-Gui Ye 叶双贵
Review: Spirit Shape 精神造型, Shuang-Gui Ye 叶双贵
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This review is written by Hong YU, an art critic, in Chinese. The author summarized the artists' motivation, aspiration and the guiding concept manifested in two Art Series. The review could be broken down into two parts, 1. The analysis of “Guan Tong Series”(literal meaning, Consistency): Dismantling and Destruction of forms, Ye’s three forms of ceramics. 2. The analysis of “Hou Guan Tong Series” (Post-Consistency Series): Injection and Expression of Spirit. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)
Essay: Thoughts About Post-Modernity -- A Letter To Ren Jian, Jian Ren 任戬
Essay: Thoughts About Post-Modernity -- A Letter To Ren Jian, Jian Ren 任戬
Zhou Documents
This essay takes form as an intended letter to artist Ren Jian. It is scripted mainly in Chinese -- some terms are translated into English. The letter-essay was published in journal "Twenty-First Century Bimonthly" published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong in August, 1993 (No. 18). (Jerry Wu'23).
Pattern Of The Contemporary Art: Dialogue Between Lin Yilin And Chen Shaoxiong, Yi-Lin Lin 林一林
Pattern Of The Contemporary Art: Dialogue Between Lin Yilin And Chen Shaoxiong, Yi-Lin Lin 林一林
Zhou Documents
This conversation between LIN YiLin and CHEN ShaoXiong is recorded in Chinese; it was published in "GuangDong Artists" in April 1993. (Jerry Wu'23).
Essay: Tan Ping Copper Engravings: Order And Contingency 谭平铜版画：时序和偶然, Ping Tan 谭平
Essay: Tan Ping Copper Engravings: Order And Contingency 谭平铜版画：时序和偶然, Ping Tan 谭平
Zhou Documents
This printed essay on TAN Ping is scripted in Chinese. Highlighter marks have been applied to emphasize. At the conclusion of the essay, a brief introduction of the artist is featured. The article was published in journal "美术研究" in 1994 (issue 3). (Jerry Wu'23).
Essay: Painters In Studio - About Shanghai Avant-Garde Art, Jian-Ping Hu 胡建平
Essay: Painters In Studio - About Shanghai Avant-Garde Art, Jian-Ping Hu 胡建平
Zhou Documents
This essay is scripted in Chinese. The section of the essay concerns HU JianPing has been marked out by a square of marker. The article was published in Art Current in 1993 (volume 2). (Jerry Wu'23).
Exhibition Pamphlet: Mass Consumption, Jian Ren 任戬
Exhibition Pamphlet: Mass Consumption, Jian Ren 任戬
Zhou Documents
This exhibition brochure mainly features 1) an introduction on artist Ren Jian, 2) a brief essay on commercial art, 3) three (3) reports of the project, and (4) a note on the exhibition setting. The document is scripted in Chinese (traditional). (Jerry Wu'23).
Review: Pop Goes Political - Chinese Political Pop Recalls 1960s American Pop Art, Hao Hong 洪浩
Review: Pop Goes Political - Chinese Political Pop Recalls 1960s American Pop Art, Hao Hong 洪浩
Zhou Documents
This (partial) review is only an excerpt of Cheng's entire article -- the part concerns Hong Hao's works. It is scripted in English and was published in Asian Art News in 1993 (Jan./Feb., volume 8, No. 1). (Jerry Wu'23).
Fu Zhong Wang's "Mortise And Tenon Structure" (“榫卯结构”), Zhong-Wang Fu 傅中望
Fu Zhong Wang's "Mortise And Tenon Structure" (“榫卯结构”), Zhong-Wang Fu 傅中望
Zhou Documents
This essay is scripted in Chinese. (Jerry Wu'23).
Exhibition Pamphlet: 1993 The Two Attitudes Of Identity 93形象的两次态度, Yong Shi 施勇, Wei-Kang Qian 钱喂康
Exhibition Pamphlet: 1993 The Two Attitudes Of Identity 93形象的两次态度, Yong Shi 施勇, Wei-Kang Qian 钱喂康
Zhou Documents
This exhibition pamphlet features 1) selected works from the two artists -- Qian Weikang and Shi Yong; 2) brief introductions to the two artist; and 3) An explanatory note of the works displayed. The pamphlet is scripted in both English and Chinese. (Jerry Wu'23).
Catalogue: Li Tianyan Art Exhibition, Tian-Yuan Li 李天元
Catalogue: Li Tianyan Art Exhibition, Tian-Yuan Li 李天元
Zhou Documents
This catalogue features images of LI Tianyuan's works (with caption in Chinese) in the exhibition, in either colored or monochromatic prints. The catalogue also includes reviews and essays (majorly in Chinese) by Chinese scholars like SHAO Dajian, CHEN Zui, YIN Shuangxi, GUAN Ren, ZHANG Weiguo, and Swedish scholar Nils Olof Ecricsson (essay in both Chinese and English). (Jerry Wu'23).
Lin Yilin And Chen Shaoxiong In Conversation, Yi-Lin Lin 林一林
Lin Yilin And Chen Shaoxiong In Conversation, Yi-Lin Lin 林一林
Zhou Documents
The conversation between the two artists is recorded in Chinese. It was published in "GuangDong Artists" in January 1993 (issue 1). (Jerry Wu'23).
Project Proposal: Accident -- Process And State 事件 -- 过程，状态, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Project Proposal: Accident -- Process And State 事件 -- 过程，状态, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Zhou Documents
This proposal explains the work from five perspectives: 1) basic structure and model, 2) basic procedure illustration, 3) programs in the work and their functions, 4) Detailed procedure of the work and states remarks, and 5), end notes. The proposal is scripted in Chinese. (Jerry Wu'23).
Artist Note: Documents, Events (2) 文件，事件（第二份说明）, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Artist Note: Documents, Events (2) 文件，事件（第二份说明）, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Zhou Documents
This brief note touches on the theme of work "Documents, Events" ("The Grey System"). The note is scripted in English. (Jerry Wu'23).
Artist Note: Event -- Process And States 事件 -- 过程，状态, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Artist Note: Event -- Process And States 事件 -- 过程，状态, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Zhou Documents
This brief note on the artworks is scripted in English. (Jerry Wu'23).
Artist Note: Documents, Events 文件，事件, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Artist Note: Documents, Events 文件，事件, Jian-Wei Wang 汪建伟
Zhou Documents
This artwork introduction is scripted in English. (Jerry Wu'23).
Exhibition Introduction: China's New Art, Post-1989, Hao Hong 洪浩
Exhibition Introduction: China's New Art, Post-1989, Hao Hong 洪浩
Zhou Documents
This exhibition introduction is scripted in both Chinese (traditional) and English. It was published in Artslink in 1993 (Feb. issue, Volume 2, No. 10). (Jerry Wu'23).
Artist Note: Some Notes About My (Hu Jianping) Works In Exhibitions, Jian-Ping Hu 胡建平
Artist Note: Some Notes About My (Hu Jianping) Works In Exhibitions, Jian-Ping Hu 胡建平
Zhou Documents
The notes are scripted in Chinese (both simplified and traditional). The traditional Chinese version was published in journal Art Currents. (Jerry Wu'23).
Exhibition Pamphlet: The First Asia-Pacific Of Contemporary Art Triennial, Liang Sun 孙良
Exhibition Pamphlet: The First Asia-Pacific Of Contemporary Art Triennial, Liang Sun 孙良
Zhou Documents
This exhibition pamphlet includes portraits of the artists engaged, and a brief introductory essay by LI Xu on the artist SUN Liang. (Jerry Wu'23).
Exhibition Document: Meta-Ceramic Art Series 大陶艺, Shuang-Gui Ye 叶双贵
Exhibition Document: Meta-Ceramic Art Series 大陶艺, Shuang-Gui Ye 叶双贵
Zhou Documents
"Meta-Ceramic Art Series" is a project carried out by Shuang-Gui Ye. In the artist statement, he stated that the goal of this project is to transfer pottery from apotheosized art into its essential feature of utility and from pottery only for the elite into the one for the masses. The artist believes that since primitive society, utility had always been the dominant feature of pottery, but later, it evolved into art. The artist is not satisfied with pottery in shrine and tried to bring utility back to pottery. He defins this phase as "post-pottery", which borrowed and combined concepts of …