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 ong Dong, (Beijing 1966) is a philosophical, conceptual artist who is often overlooked in the world of Chinese contemporary art. His works are meditations on life, efforts to consider the existential, to contemplate the past and present, and to examine the contradictions when eastern and western thoughts are merged. He graduated from fine Arts department of Capital Normal Unversity in 1989. And since then, he has created photographs, videos, installations and site specific works. For instance, his "Breathing" photographs show him lying on the ground in Tiananmen Square, breathing onto a cold surface to create a layer of ice. He has been writing a diary using water on stone for years, reflecting on his father's instructions to practice his calligraphy using water on a stone as not to waste ink. And he examines Taoist philosophy. His photographs are well-known. Some appeared in major photo exhibitions and in books curated by Wu Hung of the University of Chicago and Christopher Phillips, of the International Center of Photography. |
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Frame, 2007, paper, color chalks, 300×400 cm
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Writing Time More Than One Hour with Water, 2005, color photograph, 60×40 cm (×96)
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Eating Landscape, 2005, Video, 7', Ed.12
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double-screen, 2004, video, 60', Ed. 12
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Breaking Mirror, 1999, Video, 4', Ed. 12
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Facing the Wall, 1999, photograph installation, 80×120cm , Ed.10
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Cold Boiling Water, 1997, Video installation, 143×50×45 cm, loop, Ed. 3
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Breathing, 1996, color photograph, 120×180 cm (×2), Ed.12
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Room of Calligraphy Model Books, 1995, installation (books, walls), 240×240×360 cm
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Eating Drinking Shitting Pissing Sleeping, 1995, color photography, dia. 77 cm (×5), 30×12×10cm, Ed.12, AP 4
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Writing Time with Water-Beijing, 1995, color photograph, 120×80 cm (×6), Ed.12
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Reading the Book without Words, 1994, installation, 26×20×6 cm, Ed.100
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Solo Exhibitions:
2007
Song Dong in Beijing Commune, Beijing Commune, Beijing
2006
Eating the City Project, Selfridges Public Art Program, London
2005
The 59th Miunte, Time Square, New York
2004
WATER WORKS, Chinese Arts Center, Manchester
2003
SARS TIMES, Song Dong and Yin Xiuzhen: Video Installations Event, ISE Foundation, New York
2002
Chopsticks, Song Dong and Yin Xiuzhen: Videos, Installations and Event, Chambers Fine Art, New York
2000
Edible Pen Jing, Bonsai, Installation and Performance, Gasworks International Art Studio, London
1997
“Slap” Video Installation Art Show, Ruins for Arts Berlin, Germany
1996
Breathing, performance, Tian’An Men Square and Houhai Lake, Beijing |
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