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Yin Xiuzhen

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Yin Xiuzhen

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A leading female sculptor and figure in Chinese contemporary art, Yin Xiuzhen (b. 1963, Beijing, China) began her career in the early 1990s following her graduation from Capital Normal University in Beijing where she received a B.A. from the Fine Arts Department in 1989. Best known for her works that incorporate second-hand objects, Yin uses her artwork to explore modern issues of globalization and homogenization. By utilizing recycled materials such as sculptural documents of memory, she seeks to personalize objects and allude to the lives of specific individuals, which are often neglected in the drive toward excessive urbanization, rapid modern development and the growing global economy. The artist explains, "In a rapidly changing China, 'memory' seems to vanish more quickly than everything else. That's why preserving memory has become an alternative way of life."
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2015-02-09
Publication Date:
2015-01-26
Publisher:
Phaidon Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0714867489
ISBN13:
9780714867489
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Weight:
1051 g
Height:
250 cm
Width:
292 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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