Lot 891: CHEN LINGYANG | 25:00 No. 1 & 2 (set of two)

(i) signed in Chinese and Pinyin, titled in English, and dated 2002.4 and numbered 1/8
(ii) signed in Chinese and Pinyin, titled in English, and dated 2002.4 and numbered 3/8

(i) 119.8 by 227.8 cm.; 47⅛ by 89¾ in.<br />(ii) 95.5 by 295.5 cm.; 37⅝ by 116⅜ in.

photograph

These works are generally in good conditions. (i) There are minor scuffs and two creases on the right side of, as well as a printing mark near the upper left corner. (ii) has gentle creases throughout. Please note these works were not examined under ultraviolet light.
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(ii) USA, New York, International Center of Photography and Asia Society; Chicago, Smart Museum of Art; Seattle, Seattle Art Museum; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Museum of Art; UK, London, Victoria & Albert Museum; Germany, Berlin, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Between Past and Future. New Photography and Video from China, 2004 - 2006, p. 90-91

(i)(ii) Out of the Red - The New Emerging Generation of Chinese Photographers, Damiani Editore, Italy, 2004, pp. 29-31
(i)(ii) China Art Now, Flammarion edition. Paris, France, 2004, p. 197
(i) Thomas J. Berghuis, Performance Art in China, Timezone 8, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 20

Galerie Loft, Paris and Hong Kong
Acquired by the present owner from the above