Overview
This painting is from the series Groundless, 2011―2012, in which buoys, ears and shoes float above a dark mauve or black background. In these works, Zhang Hui continues his performative exploration of time and space, moving from banal objects to the stuff of dreams.
2013
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 11
Artwork Images
Life Buoy
Zhang Hui
2012
Acrylic on canvas
196.5 x 276.5 cm
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
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Hui, Zhang
Zhang Hui desires to make work that questions reality.
Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge – Towards a New Cultural Cartography
This catalogue accompanied Sharjah Biennial 11.
Happy New Year
As part of Zhang’s considerations on paint, the colour black has become an important presence in his work.