Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
1989
Format
Photograph
Exhibition Event Title
China Avant-Garde Exhibition, Tokyo Gallery + Beijing Tokyo Art Projects (BTAP)
Date of Exhibition Event
1989
Location of Exhibition Event
Beijing, Tokyo
Materials
Wood
Description
A wooden box is half-opened on the ground. It is divided into nine cubic spaces inside. Wood-carved Arabic numerals from one to nine are placed randomly in the box. According to the artist, an assumption of the beginning of civilization is implied through this work. (“宋海东访谈 Interview with Song Haidong”，Asian Art Archive, https://www.china1980s.org/files/interview/shdftfinalised_201102091848002770.pdf) (Yifan Shang ‘25)
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