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| Book launch of '1989 : 365 Art Days in China and Germany' |
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| Artist : | Huang Rui |
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| Date : | 25 January, 2010 - 2 February, 2010 |
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| Press Release |
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Book launch of “1989 : 365 Art Days in China and Germany”, of HUANG Rui, published by Thinking Hands : the entire year of 1989, day after day, through the eyes of nearly 200 artists and photographers who have produced in China and Germany.
The first book being released in China about year 1989
The first book that connects China and Germany in 1989
The book 1989 is a direct reflection of the collective memory of the occurrences of that fateful year. It is an honest and earnest re-examination of 1989 through works of visual art in both Germany and China. These works of art touch upon all aspects of 1989: its cultural movements, social life, natural landscape and relationship to time. We re-visit these works chronologically in the context of that calendar year. Month by month, day by day, 1989 once again unfolds before us—365 days of art.
In 1949 an important political link was formed between China and Germany. In 2009, both countries commemorated the 60th anniversary of their founding. In 1989, by very different twists of fate, both countries remarkably find themselves linked in a book.
1989 creatively links two very different locations and perspectives via a single temporality. The hope is that divided subjectivities can be united into a mutually-enhancing visual dialectics. It does so by foregrounding social, environmental and cultural changes in these two places. Through the reconstruction of reality, memory and philosophy, it showcases the subtle and irrefutable connection between them.
Nearly 200 artists, photographers and writers from China and Germany participated in this book. It contains some 377 classic works of art and photography--all created in 1989. There are also 24 photographs documenting the history of Germany and China from 1949 to 2009. Within the clear chronological structure, this surfeit of artistic material takes on unique meaning. It reflects not only the profound changes of that year, but also its grand artistic works.
530 pages, 401 Black and White and Color photos
Chief Editor: Huang Rui
Contributions of Huang Rui, Gu Zheng, Bérénice Angremy, Geremie Barmé, Michael Kahn-Ackermann, Tilman Spengler and Christoph Tannert
Production and design: Thinking Hands
Support of the Foreign Affairs Office of Germany and Deng Xihong
Book will also be on sale and a dedication by HUANG Rui will follow the book launch.
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