Qiu Zhijie: Playground
ARNDT SINGAPORE is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of Qiu Zhijie, an internationally acclaimed artist based in Beijing, China. The show will be artist鈥檚 first individual appearance at ARNDT Singapore for which he created a new exciting body of work (including a large scale installation).
Qiu Zhijie (b. 1969) lives and works between Beijing anmd Hangzhou, China. His art practice incorporates various media: sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography, video as well as performance and installation. In his work he often intertwines the humanist practice embedded in the aesthetic legacy of the Chinese art tradition with political narratives and critical theories dominant in international modern and contemporary art. Contributing vastly to both discourses, he also works on bridging the two value systems. His work often touches upon political and social history as well as current affairs. Through juxtaposition of traditional techniques with conceptual forms, Qiu Zhijie鈥檚 work aims at rereading and reinterpreting existing sociopolitical narratives and creating a space for a potential debate. For his new exhibition at ARNDT Singapore, Qiu Zhijie has created a series of works (10 pieces of ink on paper and 20 pieces of ink on paper on telurians) and a spatial installation devoted to the current and prevalent issue of sovereignty disputes taking place around the world. The installation evokes different political frictions and antagonisms as they manifest themselves as places on maps. The installation comprises of wooden, steel and glass balls which represent respectively emotions, human relationships, natural disasters as well as ideologies and political actions. Visitors are encouraged to touch the balls and roll them around the gallery. These movements will create an everchanging landscape and create a notion of political situation in state of flux.
ARNDT SINGAPORE is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of Qiu Zhijie, an internationally acclaimed artist based in Beijing, China. The show will be artist鈥檚 first individual appearance at ARNDT Singapore for which he created a new exciting body of work (including a large scale installation).
Qiu Zhijie (b. 1969) lives and works between Beijing anmd Hangzhou, China. His art practice incorporates various media: sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography, video as well as performance and installation. In his work he often intertwines the humanist practice embedded in the aesthetic legacy of the Chinese art tradition with political narratives and critical theories dominant in international modern and contemporary art. Contributing vastly to both discourses, he also works on bridging the two value systems. His work often touches upon political and social history as well as current affairs. Through juxtaposition of traditional techniques with conceptual forms, Qiu Zhijie鈥檚 work aims at rereading and reinterpreting existing sociopolitical narratives and creating a space for a potential debate. For his new exhibition at ARNDT Singapore, Qiu Zhijie has created a series of works (10 pieces of ink on paper and 20 pieces of ink on paper on telurians) and a spatial installation devoted to the current and prevalent issue of sovereignty disputes taking place around the world. The installation evokes different political frictions and antagonisms as they manifest themselves as places on maps. The installation comprises of wooden, steel and glass balls which represent respectively emotions, human relationships, natural disasters as well as ideologies and political actions. Visitors are encouraged to touch the balls and roll them around the gallery. These movements will create an everchanging landscape and create a notion of political situation in state of flux.
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