Qiu Zhijie
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Qiu Zhijie is a contemporary Chinese
artist who works primarily in video
and photography
. Overall, Qiu Zhijie's work suggests the struggle between the forces of destiny and self-assertion. Other common themes are social fragmentation and transience.
Zhijie was born in 1969 in Fujian
province. In 1992, he graduated from Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou
. He now lives and works in Beijing
.
The artist's break-through exhibition was in 1992 with China's New Art, Post-1989 at the Hanart Gallery and Hong Kong Arts Centre
. By 1999, his work began receiving overseas interest with his inclusion in Revolutionary Capitals: Beijing-London at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
, London
. In 2007 he had his first solo exhibition in the United States at the New York gallery Chambers Fine Art
.
In 2005, his work was exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Museum
's Between Past And Future: New Photography And Video From China, including Tattoo 1, which explores Qiu Zhijie's assertion that in our media-saturated age, "signs and codes have overpowered actual human beings, and our bodies have become merely their vehicles." The character bu
— meaning "no" — is written across the artist's body and on the wall behind him, creating the illusion that it floats free of the body.
Chinese people
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artist who works primarily in video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
and photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
. Overall, Qiu Zhijie's work suggests the struggle between the forces of destiny and self-assertion. Other common themes are social fragmentation and transience.
Zhijie was born in 1969 in Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
province. In 1992, he graduated from Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
. He now lives and works in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
The artist's break-through exhibition was in 1992 with China's New Art, Post-1989 at the Hanart Gallery and Hong Kong Arts Centre
Hong Kong Arts Centre
Established in 1977, Hong Kong Arts Centre is a non-profit making, non-governmental and self-financed statutory arts organization, aiming at promoting contemporary performing arts, visual arts, film and video arts and providing lifelong and wide-reaching arts education.The Centre provides...
. By 1999, his work began receiving overseas interest with his inclusion in Revolutionary Capitals: Beijing-London at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
, London
London
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. In 2007 he had his first solo exhibition in the United States at the New York gallery Chambers Fine Art
Chambers Fine Art
Chambers Fine Art is an art gallery based in New York City and Beijing that specializes in Chinese contemporary art. Opened in New York in 2000 by Christophe Mao, it was one of the first galleries in the United States to promote Chinese contemporary artists...
.
In 2005, his work was exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
's Between Past And Future: New Photography And Video From China, including Tattoo 1, which explores Qiu Zhijie's assertion that in our media-saturated age, "signs and codes have overpowered actual human beings, and our bodies have become merely their vehicles." The character bu
BU
BU may stand for:* Backup* Bus Interface Unit, also called BIU* Brabender Units, used in flour anaylsis* Bethesda unit, a measure of inhibitor activity relating to a coagulation factor...
— meaning "no" — is written across the artist's body and on the wall behind him, creating the illusion that it floats free of the body.