Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案
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Date
1994
Format
Photograph
Exhibition Event Title
APE'94 Art Show
Date of Exhibition Event
1994
Location of Exhibition Event
HuaShan Gallery, Shanghai
Materials
Wood, cent-coin, light, sand, glass
Description
In this work, a vast wooden engraved one-cent coin suspends above a round hole encircled by sands. The suspension is made possible by several filled-glasses' supports. Below the wood coin is a device for illumination -- illuminating the real coins underneath the wooden counterfeit. This work invites the audiences to contribute coins into the sand-constructed hole. The participation may be HU JianPing's intention to ask about the relationship between art value and pecuniary value. (Gao, Ape - A Witness, 1995, STREET (1995, volume 5), available on ZHOU Documents) (Jerry Wu'23).