The Art of Xu Bing: Words Without Meaning, Meaning Without Words

by Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Britta Erickson, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Book Overview

Xu Bing (born 1955) stands out as a leading figure in the international art world. His works and installation pieces, including Ghosts Pounding the Wall (an acutal rubbing of the Great Wall done at Jinshanling in 1990) and Wu Street (1993), and his ongiong exploration of language have brought worldwide attention to this unassuming provocateur.As a teenager in China during its Cultural Revolution, Xu Bing experienced the emotional and social upheavals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295981431
• ISBN13: 9780295981437
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 11.3"