Artworks & exhibitions in China

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He Xiangyu’s life-sized tank – Entirely made of Italian leather

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading
He Xiangyu’s Tank project commenced in late 2011 and was completed in early 2013. The sculpture is a prototype of the tank, specifically a T34, based on one that was found near a regimen positioned between North Korea and China. The T34 model was used as China’s armed forces principal tank, and furthermore was the […]

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Artist Xu Zhen’s stunning installation at the Long Museum

Sculptures, Statues / 2 minutes of reading
Xu Zhen is a leader within the domain of contemporary Chinese art and is said to be one of the most sought-after international contemporary artists. Xu Zhen uses inspiration from both Chinese and Western cultures while combining the embodiment of both. He uses sociocultural frameworks as an inspiration for his pieces to target and, what

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Cai Guo-Qiang’s massive 8min explosive performance made citizens call the police

Performances / 2 minutes of reading
Cai Guo-Qiang is a New York-based artist and one of the furthermost celebrated contemporary artists originating from China. He is known for a remarkable new kind of fireworks spectacle, which he calls “explosion events.” He has taken gunpowder, one of China’s Four Great Inventions and led the way in a new impressive form of art

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Cao Fei’s Cosplayers & the power of costumes

Performances, Photography, Video Art / 6 minutes of reading
Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei’s 2004 work explores the imagined identities of cosplayers, young people who dress up like game characters, and how they interact with the real world. A costume bestows magical powers upon the wearer of these individuals, rendering their person more special and enabling them to transcend their mundane reality. These are

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Zhang Huan’s Family Tree – His whole face painted black

Performances, Photography / 7 minutes of reading
As an alumnus of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Zhang Huan is one of China’s most influential artists. His work revolves around exploring both national and personal identity through performances. Initially, his work was entirely expressed in the form of performance. Later, he incorporated photography to counter the ephemeral nature of performance

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Why did Michael Lin install a complete house on a roof in Shanghai?

Architecture, Installations / 4 minutes of reading
Model Home – A Proposition by Michael Lin was an exhibition of new conceptual work, made by Michael Lin. For the exhibition, he installed a temporary structure on top of the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, China. The exhibition has been created in collaboration with building workers, furniture makers and musicians, filmmakers, and urban studies

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Nadav Kander: 3 years taking photos of China’s longest river

Documentary photography, Photography / 3 minutes of reading
For his Yangtze photos Nadav Kander came to China several times in 2005 to 2007, visited 186 cities and traveled along the world’s third-largest river, from the spring in the Himalaya to the mouth. Humans are usually just portrayed as small figures next to a gigantic setting, either the river itself or one of the

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