Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案

 

Creator(s)

Lei YAN 颜磊

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Date

1995

Format

Photograph

Exhibition Event Title

Immersion 浸入

Date of Exhibition Event

1995

Location of Exhibition Event

Beijing Childrens Art Theater Co. 北京儿童艺术剧院

Materials

photo, video, material object

Description

In 1995, Yan Lei held his solo installation exhibition, "Immersion," at Beijing Children's Art Theater Co., in which he used multi-media to discuss the validity of the judiciary system, violence and fear. "32.3cm²," is a piece of art in this exhibition. This work comprises three ways of presenting: photos, a video, and the material object. The photo recorded the moment before a sow was slaughtered, on whose right flank Yan painted out a 32.3cm² square white box. The video recorded the slaughtering and how the piece of meat in the 323cm box was cut off. This piece of meat was then kept in a glass bottle and put in the exhibition. For further information, please refer the artist's website, https://yan-lei.com/%E9%A2%9C%E7%A3%8A%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E8%89%BA%E6%9C%AF%E5%AE%B6. This article mentions the most important art pieces in the artist’s early career and how they embody Yan Lei’s early critical thinking. (Zhuocheng Jiang '26)

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