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 uzhen ( 1977, Shanghai)'s work includes photography, installation and video art. His work entails theatrical humor as well as social critique, neither entirely serious nor obviously ironic. His projects are informed by performance as well as conceptual art.
His recent video installation “8.848-1.86” (2005) documents an expedition to Mount Everest. Here, Xu Zhen removed 1.86 meters of the mountain’s peak and transported it home to be exhibited in a large display cabinet. The video, among other allusions, is a subtle and humorous commentary on China’s official policy of reclaiming Tibet.
Xu Zhen graduated from the Shanghai School of Arts and Craft in 1996. He currently resides and works in Shanghai. |
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ShanghART Supermarket, mixed Installation, 6x5.5m(changeable size), 2007
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ShanghART Supermarket, mixed Installation, 6x5.5m(changeable size), 2007
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XU Zhen, Dinosaurs, OtherInstallation(glass container, meat, formaldehyde etc), 300×900cm, 2007
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Super Absorbent, PhotoPhoto, 200×350cm(79"×138"), (in 6 pcs, 100×117cm each), 2006
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Temporary Expansion, PhotoPhoto(objects, photographs, videos), 2006
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8848-1.86, total 22 photos, Edition of 8, 2005
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www.okmyclub.com-Fought Bill Gates in Guigu, USA, in May. 2005, photo, 120×160cm (47"×63"), 2005
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www.okmyclub.com-Fought Xiaoquan in Oct., Photo, 160×120cm (63"×47"), 2005
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www.okmyclub.com-Fought Jin Zhenri in D.P.R. Korea, in June, 2005, Photo, 120×160cm, (47"×63"), 2005
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12'91, Installation(High-density foam, Iron structure, resin ), 300×1100×400cm, (118"×433"×157"), 2005
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The Last Few Moskitos, Installation (electro-mechanical object), 4×5×5cm (2"×2"×2")，2005
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Comfortable, Bus (sealed inside, electrical motor, clothes, water)500×250×250cm, (197"×98"×98"), 2004
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28? (2), PhotoLightbox, 120×240cm (47"×94"), 2004
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28?, Photo, Light box, 240×120cm (94"×47"), 2004
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Eight People, Installation(7 mannequins, electrical motor, cloth, guns etc), 88×80×60cm (35"×31"×24"), 2004
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BaBa MaMa, Performance(2 people in dress), 2003
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Tai Wan Dao, Installation, 2003
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March, 6th, Performance, 2002
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Ou, ye!, (installation), 6×8×8cm，2002
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Careful, don't get dirty, Other(performance & video installation ), 90×50×50cm (35"×20"×20"), 2002
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Untitled - Female hygiene cotton, Installation(timer, cotton textiles, iron), 300×100×100cm (118"×39"×39"), 2001
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Untitle, performance, 2001
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A Young Man, VideoVideo, 2000
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The hairiness is black, Installation(printed flags mounted on a line), 20×20×20cm, (8"×8"×8")，2000
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Actually, I am also dim, Installation(print on post-it notes, 1000pcs), 2000
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Shouting, Video, 4 minutes, 1998
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Solo Exhibitions:
2008
Just did It!, James Cohan Gallery
Untitled-Xu Zhen Solo Exhibition, ShanghART Gallery,Shanghai
2007
Art 38 Basel, Art Unlimited-Xu Zhen 18 Days (at B3), Art Fair Switzerland
2006
Xu Zhen: 8848 - 1.86, ShanghART H-Space,Shanghai
8848 - 1.86-Xu Zhen Solo Exhibition, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
An Animal - Xu Zhen's solo exhibition, 2577 Longhua Road, Xuhui district, Shanghai
2002
Careful, Don't Get Dirty, Galerie Waldburger, Berlin, Germany
A Young Man-Xu Zhen Solo Exhibition, Bizart, Shanghai |
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