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Zhang Huan
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Zhang Huan
- '12 square meters', 1994
- Photograph
Tirage chromogénique monté sous passe-partout. Signé, titré, daté et numéroté 1/15 au stylo noir au verso. Encadré.
Provenance
European Collectors, Londres
Literature
Richard Vine, New China New Art, Munich, Prestel, 2008, ill. p. 82;
Zhang Huan, Altered States, cat. expo., New York, Asia Society, 2007-2008, ill. s.p.;
Britta Erickson, On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West, Stanford, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, 2004, ill. p. 27;
Zhang Huan: A Pilgrim in Santiago de Compostela, cat. expo., Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, Museo das Peregrinacións/ Barcelone, Cotthen Gallery, 2001, ill. p. 195;
Exposure: Recent Acquisitions, The Doron Sebbag Art Collection, O.R.S. Ltd., cat. expo., Tel Aviv, Museum of Art, 2000-2001, ill. p. 35;
Gao Minglu, Inside Out: New Chinese Art, cat. expo., San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - New York, Asia Society Galleries - Long Island City, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center/Berkeley, University of California Press, 1998, ill. pl. 28 (inversé).
Zhang Huan, Altered States, cat. expo., New York, Asia Society, 2007-2008, ill. s.p.;
Britta Erickson, On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West, Stanford, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, 2004, ill. p. 27;
Zhang Huan: A Pilgrim in Santiago de Compostela, cat. expo., Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, Museo das Peregrinacións/ Barcelone, Cotthen Gallery, 2001, ill. p. 195;
Exposure: Recent Acquisitions, The Doron Sebbag Art Collection, O.R.S. Ltd., cat. expo., Tel Aviv, Museum of Art, 2000-2001, ill. p. 35;
Gao Minglu, Inside Out: New Chinese Art, cat. expo., San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - New York, Asia Society Galleries - Long Island City, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center/Berkeley, University of California Press, 1998, ill. pl. 28 (inversé).
Condition
This print is in excellent condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Cette image est un des emblèmes de la communauté artistique de l’East Village de Pékin (Dongcun) qui a ouvert la voie à la nouvelle photographie contemporaine chinoise de l’ère post-Tiananmen. Dans l’épreuve d’endurance qui nous est montrée ici, Zhang Huan apparaît assis stoïquement, presque en méditation, dans douze mètres carrés de latrines enduit d’huile de poisson et de miel qui ont attiré les mouches durant la durée de sa performance.
“I prefer to put my body in physical conditions that ordinary people have not experienced. It is only in such conditions that I am able to experience that relationship between the body and the spirit. (…) And the body is the only direct way through which I come to know society and society comes to know me. The body is the proof of identity. The body is language.” (Zhang Huan: A Pilgrim in Santiago de Compostela, cat. expo., Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, Museo das Peregrinacións/Barcelone, Cotthen Gallery, 2001, p. 32-39.)
“I prefer to put my body in physical conditions that ordinary people have not experienced. It is only in such conditions that I am able to experience that relationship between the body and the spirit. (…) And the body is the only direct way through which I come to know society and society comes to know me. The body is the proof of identity. The body is language.” (Zhang Huan: A Pilgrim in Santiago de Compostela, cat. expo., Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, Museo das Peregrinacións/Barcelone, Cotthen Gallery, 2001, p. 32-39.)