LOT DETAILS

Materials:

video documentation, one ink on paper and seven photographs

Size Notes:

each c-print: 29.9 x 40 cm.

Edition:

DVD edition of 25; each photo edition of 10

Markings:

signed and titled in Chinese (on each print); numbered '1-7' respectively (on each print)

Exhibited:

Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan Museum of Art, Power of the Word, 1999 (different edition exhibited). Iowa, USA, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Power of the Word, 6 October-3 December 2000 (different edition exhibited). New York, USA, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Power of the Word, 30 January-30 March 2001(different edition exhibited). Arizona, USA, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Power of the Word, 29 July-23 September 2001 (different edition exhibited). New York, USA, Tang Teachinig Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Power of the Word, 13 October 2001-6 January 2002 (different edition exhibited). Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Museum of Art, The First Guangzhou Triennial Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art (1990-2000), 2002 (different edition exhibited).

Literature:

Taiwan Museum of Art, Power of the Word , Taichung, Taiwan, 2000 (different edition illustrated, p. 61). Independent Curators International, Power of the Word, New York, USA (different edition illustrated, pp. 38-39). Guangdong Museum of Art, The First Guangzhou Triennial Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art (1990-2000), Guangzhou, China, 2002 (different edition illustrated, p. 151). Fujian Art Publishing House, Qiu Zhijie, China, 2004(different edition illustrated, pp. 18-19). Culture and Art Publishing House, Qiu Zhijie Breaking the Ice: A History, Beijing, China, 2009 (different edition illustrated, p. 137).

Provenance:

Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver. Acquired directly from the above and thence by descent to the present owners.