Présente les travaux des cinéastes Wang Jian Wei et Yang Fudong et de l'architecte Chang Yung Ho, sous la forme d'une collaboration transdiciplinaire caractéristique de la production artistique contemporaine en Chine. Il s'agit pour eux d'approfondir une réflexion critique sur la révolution économique, sociale et culturelle qui se traduit par la croissance et la transformation des villes.

The plot of Yang Fudong's first film describes the weakness of the human condition, man's inability to understand the meaning of reality and to relate to it, identifying with a profound existential melancholy, an inevitable negative consequence of life in China today. The artist's subsequent works in film, photography, and video, delve into these sorts of themes, placing at the center of his artistic investigation the complex relationship between the new generation of Chinese intellectuals and the profound changes of a political, economic, and social nature that are taking place in his country. This catalog offers an in-depth look at two recent video installations, The Revival of the Snake and Jiaer's Livestock, which are among the artist's most complex installations to date.

Essays by Sabine Folie and Bert Rebhandl. Interviewer Gerald Matt.

Edited by Ziba de Weck. Text by Hans Ulrich Obrist.