Zhang Peili: Record. Repeat.

by Pi Li, Katherine Grube, Orianna Cacchione

Considered the first Chinese artist to work in video, Zhang Peili (b. 1957) manipulates perspective, close-ups, and framing to create astonishing recordings of banal repeated actions, such as breaking glass, reading, washing, shaving, and blowing bubble gum. He is a pioneering figure, experimenting with a video camera in the late 1980s, exploring digital formats in the early 2000s, and developing large-scale, immersive scenes today. Despite Zhang's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300226225
• ISBN13: 9780300226225
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Art Institute of Chicago
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 10.9"