SHI Jinsong
11 - 16 Feb 2009
Shi Jinsong / The Brick Smahed Wang Jianguo’s Head, 2008.10.1 / 2008 / Multicolored Xiuyan Jade With Blood Infiltrated (antique reproduction)/
24x12x5cm
24x12x5cm
Shi Jinsong / The Brick Smahed Wang Jianguo’s Head, 2008.10.1 / 2008 / Multicolored Xiuyan Jade With Blood Infiltrated (antique reproduction)/
24x12x5cm
24x12x5cm
Shi Jinsong / 144.58N.m / 2008 / Xiuyan Jade and stainless steel machinery /30X40X48cm
Quatrain - Plum Blossom No.1 - No.3 / Charred trees, animal teeth and stainless steel / 2008
H60 x L90 x W75 cm, H55 x L66 x W35 cm, H40 x L75 x W30 cm
H60 x L90 x W75 cm, H55 x L66 x W35 cm, H40 x L75 x W30 cm
Quatrain - Plum Blossom No.1
Quatrain - Plum Blossom No.2
Quatrain - Plum Blossom No.3
SHI Jinsong
ACR09: Brick Smashed Wang Jianguo’s Head
As part of ‘Solo Projects’, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute is pleased to present Shi Jinsong’s solo exhibition The Brick Smashed Wang Jianguo’s Head on ARCO Madrid International Contemporary Art Fair after his last show Fire His Breath, Jade His Bones.
Smash: as a verb-complement phrase with imagining elements of status, in Chinese it’s made of verb and complement.
Brick: one of the fundamental constructional materials, it can be seen everywhere nowadays in China. As it appears everywhere, it is the common weapon of the street fighting. Besides, it has becomes one of the popular internet language. So "smacking bricks" means to oppose and suppress different views.
Wang Jianguo: It used to be the most common name during some period in China, implying some universal ethical principle orientation. Here it is the name of a cat.
ACR09: Brick Smashed Wang Jianguo’s Head
As part of ‘Solo Projects’, Platform China Contemporary Art Institute is pleased to present Shi Jinsong’s solo exhibition The Brick Smashed Wang Jianguo’s Head on ARCO Madrid International Contemporary Art Fair after his last show Fire His Breath, Jade His Bones.
Smash: as a verb-complement phrase with imagining elements of status, in Chinese it’s made of verb and complement.
Brick: one of the fundamental constructional materials, it can be seen everywhere nowadays in China. As it appears everywhere, it is the common weapon of the street fighting. Besides, it has becomes one of the popular internet language. So "smacking bricks" means to oppose and suppress different views.
Wang Jianguo: It used to be the most common name during some period in China, implying some universal ethical principle orientation. Here it is the name of a cat.