趙趙

二〇一四年作

This work is generally in good condition. Some of the gold-leaved sculptural pieces exhibit some very minor signs of wear. The photographs are also in good condition. Please note that the photographs were not examined under ultraviolet light and out of their frames.
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蘇富比與站台中國攜手實現中國藝術家趙趙的大型作品《如何》的最後完成階段，由作品的創作到收藏，完整見證了當代藝術生產系統，及與傳統文化的關係。

關於《如何》，趙趙寫道：「二〇一三年九月廿九日自北京至山西晋城，遊歷約四百餘公里，偶遇二百年前一釋迦牟尼本尊木佛，跏跌端坐於蓮花之上，佛陀略為俯首眼神下視，右手舉於身側，左手置左膝，全身泛著被歲月和過客摩挲之光。高2米15、寬1米81。或得或失的運數，或許都在這個範圍之內。二〇一三年十一月一日將木佛運往北京，動用木工七名，以鋸、刨、打磨等手法將木佛切成若干幾何形體，類似積木，後動用金箔工匠5名，沿用古代手工打制的方法，稱作捶金箔，先將金錠打成薄片，逐層夾入烏金紙中。每迭達二千餘張，外裹繃紙。在青石砧上用鐵錘錘擊約三萬多次，即成金箔。金箔厚度約為0.0003毫米。再以每塊9.3 x 9.3，總共45平米金箔拼貼覆蓋於全部「積木」表面。共耗時九十九天。上下四方六合之間，凡是神靈所生的萬物，各有不同的形狀，或是夭折、或是長壽，只有聖人才能懂得其中道理。直至二〇一四年四月20日作品得以完成。《如何》於二〇一四年五月七日至七月七日在香港站台中國展出，直至二〇一四年十月送往蘇富比拍賣，並完成作品的最後部份。」作品除了包括共計258件木佛組件，更包括九張40 x 60厘米的照片，包括《如何》的製作過程照片六張，其餘三張均會於拍賣期間及之後完成，包括與蘇富比合同照片、拍賣現場照片及最終藏家購藏的合約照片。」

趙趙是近年備受關注的中國年輕觀念藝術家，他一九八二年出生於新疆石河子，他曾經是艾未未工作室的助手，二〇〇七年，他開始發表個人創作。《如何》繼承趙趙早期作品的思路，包括二〇〇八年，從Anselm Kiefer作品《人口計劃》取得的鉛皮創作的八枚歐元硬幣《歐元》，及二〇一二年還原數十磚石佛像成石材的《再次》。其他重要作品包括二〇一一年倒下的警察雕像《偉像》。