Xu Bing
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| New English Calligraphy |
These are some of the characters created my Xu for his, "Book from the Sky" exhibit.
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| A Case Study of Transference |
A lot of Xu's pieces have to do with writing and books. These pigs (above) have Chinese characters on them, and are standing on pages of books. However, the pigs can be considered a book. Which challenges the normal conventions of what a book actually is. Pushing the limits even further.  |
A book from the sky A book from the sky is probably one my favorite works that I've found so far. Xu Bing created his own characters, which resemble Chinese characters for all of the writing, all of which have no real life meaning. The installation contains books, panels and scrolls. He used a traditional block printing method to create the work. It's first showcase was in 1988.   The Chinese characters in this pieces seem to "float" or fly off the floor. |
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