SHI QING Black Taboos

The 25000 Cultural Transmission Center proudly announces Shi Qing's
solo exhibition Black Taboos as the space's second activity.

Shi Qing is a new star of contemporary Chinese art. In early 1999, he
participated in the first of the Post-Sensibility exhibitions,
garnering serious attention. After this, he became known as one of the
most avant-garde and experimental artists of the Post-Sensibility
movement, and a representative figure of the new media art. His works
have been shown at numerous important exhibitions both domestically and
abroad.His creative vision spans installation, performance, photography,
video, and interactive multi-media art. Shi Qing is particularly apt at
integrating and applying different media, creating a complicated effect,
which he uses to make rich psychological innuendoes. His style has
already begun to be seen as fresh and unique.

For the Long March: A Walking Visual Display, Shi Qing created a
massive installation and performance work entitled "The Great Flood",
which seriously explored the conflict, integration, and
interaction between imported Christianity and the local culture of
western China. He turned his understanding of mythology, history,
national culture, and the local context into a theatrical narrative,
and successfully invited local residents to participate in his
performance, building a platform for the collective unconscious.
This work proved Shi Qing's ability and cultural insight in integrating
great, epic-like narratives into his work, and was not a simple, passive
reaction to urban life. Such originality is rarely seen among young
Chinese artists.

In his newest photographs, "Lucky Memories" and his video works
"Huangjiaoping," "Moxi County," and "Zhoukoudian" (place names),
Shi Qing uncovers the connections between hidden cultural memories
and personal experiences, and explores the illusory feeling they give
daily life.Besides these works, Black Taboos will also include a
major installation. Its materials come from the props used in the
performances mentioned above, and its structure destroys the border
between medium and work. We hope to show the viewer a process of
metamorphosis rooted in unstable psychological suggestions.

The 25000 Cultural Transmission Center will continue to pay attention to
and push forth similar experimental artists; your suggestions are w
elcome. For further information, please write or call.

Curator: Qiu Zhijie
Exhibition: May 26 - June 15, 2003
Gallery Hours: 10 am - 18:00 pm (every day)
Address: 25000 Cultural Transmission Center, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu,
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Mailing Address: Beijing PO Box No.554, P.R.China, 100015
Telephone/Fax: +86 (10) 64387107
e-mail: longmarch2003@vip.sina.com
website: www.longmarchfoundation.org

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