When I started drawing ordinary objects, I thought they were pretty stable in the world. I assumed that they would not change over time. Things should look like what they do and one should be able to understand the function of an object by its appearance... >> Read more
When you next stop in your tracks before the effect of a flash bulb coming off a world-famous painting (reproduction),It’s in these moments that is seems entirely possible that Xu Zhen has had these “aha moments” set in his sights all along.
White Cube was launched in 1993 by Jay Jopling with the eponymous “white cube” room in London’s West End, designed by renowned minimalist Claudio Silvestrin. Its groundbreaking curatorial device used the space for a series of unique projects by individual artists. >> Read more