Himself
Performance artist Tehching Hsieh returns, at the age of sixty-five, to the original sites of his performances in Taipei and New York, making a meditation on the resonances of these far-sighted works. Presented at the Taiwanese Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale.
Self - Performance Artist
Ай Вэйвэй — самый известный китайский современный художник, «пекинский Энди Уорхол» и хулиган, создавший себе имя и репутацию не только выставками в Tate Modern, но и открытым противодействием китайским властям. Действующий в условиях строгой цензуры и бесчеловечного законодательства, Ай продолжает творить и сплачивать людей с помощью своего искусства и социальных сетей. В ответ на это китайские власти закрыли его блог, избили, снесли бульдозером его недавно построенную студию и тайно заключили художника под стражу.
In his third one-year performance piece, from 26 September 1981 through 26 September 1982, Hsieh spent one year outside, not entering buildings or shelter of any sort, including cars, trains, airplanes, boats, or tents. He moved around New York City with a packbag and a sleeping bag.
Director
For one year, Tehching Hsieh punched a worker’s time clock located in his studio, on the hour, every hour. Marking the occasion by taking a self-portrait on a single frame of 16mm film, the resulting reel documents a year in his life at approximately one second per day – a pace that is polar opposite of the enduring length of the original performance. The punch cards, witnessed by a third party for authenticity, and other ephemera, document Hsieh’s life restructured around this highly repetitive task.
For one year, Tehching Hsieh punched a worker’s time clock located in his studio, on the hour, every hour. Marking the occasion by taking a self-portrait on a single frame of 16mm film, the resulting reel documents a year in his life at approximately one second per day – a pace that is polar opposite of the enduring length of the original performance. The punch cards, witnessed by a third party for authenticity, and other ephemera, document Hsieh’s life restructured around this highly repetitive task.
