Lot 1449: QIU ZHIJIE

QIU ZHIJIE
(B. 1969)
Writing the Orchid Pavilion Preface One Thousand Times
signed and titled in Chinese (on each print); numbered '1-7' respectively (on each print)
video documentation, one ink on paper and seven photographs
video length: approximately 35 minutes
each c-print: 29.9 x 40 cm. (11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
ink on paper: 77 x 125 cm. (30 1/2 x 49 1/2 in.) (9)
DVD edition of 25; each photo edition of 10
Executed in 1995-1996

Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan Museum of Art, Power of the Word, 1999 (different edition exhibited).
Iowa, USA, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Power of the Word, 6 October-3 December 2000 (different edition exhibited).
New York, USA, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Power of the Word, 30 January-30 March 2001(different edition exhibited).
Arizona, USA, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Power of the Word, 29 July-23 September 2001 (different edition exhibited).
New York, USA, Tang Teachinig Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Power of the Word, 13 October 2001-6 January 2002 (different edition exhibited).
Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Museum of Art, The First Guangzhou Triennial Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art (1990-2000), 2002 (different edition exhibited).

Taiwan Museum of Art, Power of the Word , Taichung, Taiwan, 2000 (different edition illustrated, p. 61).
Independent Curators International, Power of the Word, New York, USA (different edition illustrated, pp. 38-39).
Guangdong Museum of Art, The First Guangzhou Triennial Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art (1990-2000), Guangzhou, China, 2002 (different edition illustrated, p. 151).
Fujian Art Publishing House, Qiu Zhijie, China, 2004(different edition illustrated, pp. 18-19).
Culture and Art Publishing House, Qiu Zhijie Breaking the Ice: A History, Beijing, China, 2009 (different edition illustrated, p. 137).

Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver
Acquired directly from the above and thence by descent to the present owners

Property from the Estate of John Bransten

QIU ZHIJIE
(B. 1969)
Writing the Orchid Pavilion Preface One Thousand Times
signed and titled in Chinese (on each print); numbered '1-7' respectively (on each print)
video documentation, one ink on paper and seven photographs
video length: approximately 35 minutes
each c-print: 29.9 x 40 cm. (11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
ink on paper: 77 x 125 cm. (30 1/2 x 49 1/2 in.) (9)
DVD edition of 25; each photo edition of 10
Executed in 1995-1996