Song Dong (né en 1966) - photo 1
Song Dong (né en 1966) - photo 2
Song Dong (né en 1966) - photo 3
Song Dong (né en 1966) - photo 4
Song Dong (né en 1966) - photo 5

Song Dong (né en 1966)

Lot 90
21.09.2022 15:00UTC +01:00
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ID 813847
Lot 90 | Song Dong (né en 1966)
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€ 3 000 – 4 000
Song Dong (né en 1966)

Stamping the Water (Performance in the Lhasa River, Tibet), 1996

3 tirages chromogéniques

numérotés '5', '25' et '27' à l’encre (au dos)

chaque image/feuille : 60.5 x 41 cm.

Réalisés en 1996.



3 chromogenic prints

numbered '5', '25' and '27' in ink (on the reverse)

each image/sheet : 23 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.

Executed in 1996.





Provenance

Galerie Loft, Paris

Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel en 2004



Post lot text

Song Dong est un artiste pluridisciplinaire qui s’est tour à tour intéressé à la performance, la vidéo, les installations, la peinture, la sculpture ou encore la calligraphie. Afin de recréer du dialogue et de l’échange, l’artiste explore volontairement des thèmes comme la consommation, la pauvreté ou encore la mondialisation. Stamping the Water (Performance in the Lhasa River, Tibet, 1996) est issue de l’une des performances les plus marquantes de l’artiste, durant laquelle, pendant une heure, Song Dong s’est assis dans la rivière Lhasa, au Tibet, et a tamponné l'eau avec un sceau en bois gravé du caractère chinois pour l'eau (shui 水). À la suite de la performance, l’artiste a déclaré: « J'ai exercé une grande force [en estampillant le sceau sur l'eau], mais au final, je n'ai laissé aucune trace ». Les œuvres de Song Dong ont été exposées dans de nombreux musées internationaux, comme le MoMA, le Guggenheim, et sont présentes dans les collections de la Tate Modern ou encore du Centre Pompidou.
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‌Song Dong is a multi-disciplinary artist who is interested in performance,video, installations, painting, sculpture and calligraphy. In order to recreate dialogue and exchange, the artist deliberately explores themes such as consumption, poverty and globalisation. Stamping the Water (Performance in the Lhasa River, Tibet, 1996) is the result of one of the artist's most significant performances, during which, for one hour, Song Dong sat in the Lhasa River in Tibet and stamped the water with a wooden seal engraved with the Chinese character for water (shui 水). Following the performance, the artist said: “I exerted great force[stamping the seal on the water], but in the end I left no trace.” Song Dong's work has been exhibited in many international museums, such as MoMA, the Guggenheim, and is in the collections of the Tate Modern and the Centre Pompidou.
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