Xie Nanxing
Xie Nanxing was born 1970 BirthChongqing, Sichuan, China.
Lives and works in HomeBeijing and Chengdu, China.
Categories: Painting Documenta Kassel
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When we are confronted by one of Xie Nanxing’s paintings, the first impression that occurs spontaneously in our mind is definitely connected with the photographic image. The photographic documentation, always produced by the artist himself, constitutes in fact the essential vehicle of his artistic creation which, supported by an expertly mastered pictorial technique, characterises itself by an extraordinary resemblance, almost obsessively down to the minutest detail, with the real world…
Xie Nanxing self-inflicts deliberate and systematic crises. Through unceasing questioning Xie has been able to develop a solid and very personal kind of painting.
As one of the outstanding artists born in China in 1970, Xie Nanxing was selected into the 48th Venice Biennial in June of 1999. In his paintings, he portrayed the mental memories of their spiritual injuries that the young generation of the 1990s have in their hearts…
Untittled, 1999, Oil on canvas
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Documents of Contemporary Art. Utopias: Throughout its diverse manifestations, the utopian entails two related but contradictory elements: the aspiration to a better world, and the acknowledgment that its form may only ever live in our imaginations. Furthermore, we are as haunted by the failures of utopian enterprise as we are inspired by the desire to repair the failed and build the new... |
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South African Art Now. South African Art Now documents, through in-depth essays and stunning full-color photographs, the remarkable work of nearly one hundred South African artists working in every medium from painting, sculpture, and video to cutting-edge performance art. This lush volume includes the impressive work of art world stars such as William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas; newly prominent artists such as Berni Searle, Robin Rhode, and Mustafa Maluka; and exciting newcomers still unknown outside their own country, but clearly marked for success... |
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James Rosenquist. Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art. “Frank, funny, truthful, ironic and in every way an entertaining account of one major American artist’s involvement in an art movement that interests everyone–and, more than that, of his own character. Jim Rosenquist is a true American original and his book ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand the last half-century of his country’s visual culture, high, low, and in between.” –Robert Hughes, amazon |
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