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- Monograph focusing on Xu Bing's most ambitious works of art: Book from the Sky and Book from the Ground
- Presents the artist's method and motivation in his own words
- An accessible yet academic insight into this innovative internationally renowned Chinese artist
Book from the Sky certainly seemed to have fallen from the heavens: the text of this installation piece was written in a new language that resembled traditional Chinese. No matter who scours Xu Bing's book for 'meaning', they will only discover a semblance of it: mutated characters that resist interpretation. Carving out approximately four thousand wood blocks by hand, Xu Bing spent four years, from 1987 to 1991, making (in his own words) "something that said nothing".
Book from the Sky's lengthy production process is also detailed in this monograph. Carving approximately four thousand wood blocks by hand, Xu Bing (in his own words) spent four years, from 1987 to 1991, making "something that said nothing."
After creating a book no one could read, it only made sense for Xu Bing to develop his next project: a book that transcended barriers of language: Book from the Ground. Composed entirely of pictographs, Book from the Ground is a groundbreaking study into the concept of universal communication.
Whether his goal is total comprehension or confusion, Xu Bing's masterful exploration of language challenges the way we think about the written word.
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Xu Bing has resided in the United States and China, giving him a unique insight into both Far Eastern and Western culture. His lifelong fascination with language began at primary school, when the Chinese language was simplified and complicated in quick succession. This theme of characters being abolished, modified and restored resonates in Xu Bing's artistry. Xu Bing has exhibited across the world, from the Museum of Modern Art, New York, to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, the National Art Museum of China and beyond. He is an A.D. White Professor-at-Large with Cornell University, New York.
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- PublisherAcc Art Books
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1788840623
- ISBN 13 9781788840620
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages204
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