28/10/2011
Huge Character
ShanghART, Beijing
This project is cooperated by artists Tang Maohong, Zhang Ding and Sun Xun, which including two stages. The first stage's result will directly affect the second stage. The creation process is full of uncertainty.
Artists: Tang Maohong, Zhang Ding, Sun Xun
ShanghART Beijing is so pleased to present the second stage of the project Huge Character
from October 30th to November 10th, 2011.
This project is cooperated by artists Tang Maohong, Zhang Ding and Sun Xun, which including
two stages. The first stage’s result will directly affect the second stage. The creation process is
full of uncertainty.
The first stage started from September 3rd,2011. Six 7m black Chinese characters - “ 你 准 备
好 了 吗 ” (literally means "Are you ready") were put on four walls of the exhibition hall. It is a
question from three artists as well as the dialogue with audience.
After the first stage, project enters its second stage. Artists create on site in exhibition, and the
creation process is open to public. Base on the huge characters, three artists return to their own
creation.
During the second stage, Tang Maohong’s painting works - "Thinking sadness in front of you",
Zhang Ding’s installation work - "Compartment", and Sun Xun's mural with sculpture and
painting on paper - "March 18th Park" will be public.
The three art works are independent but with internal relations. Artists’ communication and their
balance searching will be presented in exhibition.
Tang Maohong was born in 1975. Recent exhibitions include Facing Reality, Chinese Contemporary Art, National
Art Museum of China ,Beijing (2008); Belief Singapore (2006), Thermocline of Art, New Asian Waves, ZKM (Center
for Art and Media), Karlsruhe, Germany (2007); Have You Eaten Yet?, 2007 Asian Art Biennial, National Taiwan
Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan (2007); Singapore Biennale 2006: Belief, Singapore (2006).
Zhang Ding was born in 1980 in Gansu. He resides and works in Shanghai. He graduated from North West
Minority University, Oil Painting Department in 2003. He studied at China Academy of Fine Arts, New Media
Art from 2003 to 2004. Recent exhibitions include Opening, Zhang Ding Solo Exhibition, ShanghART H-Space,
Shanghai (2011); Law, Zhang Ding Solo Exhibition, ShanghART Beijing (2009); Big City and A Lot of Ash – A
Lot of Dust, BizArt Center Shanghai (2005); First International Biennale of Contemporary Chinese Art: MC1
Montpellier (2005).
Sun Xun was born in 1980 in Fuxin in Liaoning province, China. He currently lives and works in Beijing. He
graduated in 2005 from the Print-making Department of the China Academy of Fine Arts. In 2006 he established
Animation Studio. Recent solo exhibitions include: Beyond-ism - Sun Xun Solo Exhibition, ShanghART Beijing
(2011); Clown's Revolution, Holland Animation Festival, Center Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands (2010); 21KE,
Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai (2010); The Soul of Time, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel, Switzerland (2010);
Animals, Max Protetch Gallery, New York, U.S.A (2009); People’s Republic of Zoo, University of Essex Gallery,
U.K.(2009); His Story, ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai (2009); The New China, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles,
U.S.A(2008); etc. Recent group exhibitions include: By Day By Night or Some (Special) Things a Museum Can
Do, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai (2010); China Power Station – Part 3, Pinacoteca Agnelli, Torino, Italy
(2010); Aichi Tiennale 2010, Aichi, Japan (2010); 2009 Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria; etc.
Opening: 4pm Oct. 29th, 2011
ShanghART Gallery
CaoChangDi 261 Beijing
Time: 11am – 6pm (Monday Closed)
Admission free