Access Point

B.CN.SAC.40.CBD

Title and Statement of Responsiblity

Construction Before Destruction = 毀滅前的建造──石佛行為現場 / Shifo Art Commune

Summarization of Content

Exhibition catalogue release for the performance art group show: Construction before Destruction held at the Shifo Art Commune in Zhengzhou, China from 2006 Jun 13 - Jun 16. 

The theme of the show was inspired by the increase in demolition and building works taking part in Zhengzhou at the time, and included participation from local residents. "the artists realize the evolution and abnormal changes in the community through the observation, being in this peculiar times of history, how do the artists face and express it?"

Includes descriptions of the performances and artist biographies. 

Publication/Production/Distribution Information

Zhengzhou, China : Shifo Art Commune , 2008

Extent

120 pages ; 116 photographs (25.7cm x 18.4cm x 1cm)

Content Form and Media Type

text , still image : unmediated

Conditions on Access

This publication is available in the esea ResearchLab for non-commercial private research use.

People and Organisations

Lin Yilin, (b.1964), artist ; Cai Qing, artist ; Pan Xinglei, artist ; He, Liping, artist ; Niu Chaofeng, artist ; Pei Tengfei, artist ; Guo, Hui, artist ; Li Yang, artist ; Cai, Wei, artist ; Dong Jie, artist ; Huang, Guorui, artist ; Wang Guoping, artist ; Wu Wei, artist ; Wang Yiding, artist ; Ji Dao, artist ; Xu Jinghan, artist ; Yi Liao, artist ; Lao Liu, artist ; Shi Lei, artist ; Xu Jitong, artist ; Gao Sisters, artists ; Heng, Yong, artist ; Feng, Jing, artist ; San Mu, artist ; Wang Peng, artist ; Lao Dao, artist ; Ma, Anyuan, artist ; Liu, Wei, (b.1963), artist ; Shifo Art Commune ; Du, Xiyun

Places

China ; Zhengzhou

Note

Formerly S2.026

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