Yang Zhichao

Last updated • 4 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Yang Zhichao
Born1963 (age 61–62)
Gansu Province, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materNorthwest Normal University
Notable workPlanting Grass, Iron, Hide, Love Story
StyleExtreme performance art

Yang Zhichao (simplified Chinese :杨志超; traditional Chinese :楊志超; pinyin :Yáng Zhìchāo; born 1963) is a Chinese artist recognized for his extreme and multi-disciplinary performance art. [1]

Contents

Biography

Yang was born in Gansu Province, China, in 1963. [2] He graduated from the Art Department of Northwest Normal University in 1987. [3] After moving from rural Gansu to Beijing in 1998, Yang became more aware of globalization and its effects on the body. [1]

He observed that in rural Gansu, the body was a tool for labor, while in Beijing, it could be seen as a hard-drive embellished with the products of industry. [1] In this new environment, Yang's artistic practice began to take form. In his performance works, he used his body to raise social issues, arguing that in an age of science and technology, bodies no longer belong to ourselves but to society and the state. His performances often involve acts such as surgical procedures without anaesthetic. [3] His later works explore similar themes, though he has moved away from self-harm. [4]

Yang has exhibited in art spaces in China and around the world, including the " Fuck Off (art exhibition)" show at Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai in 2000, the Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, 2003, the Dadao Live Art Festival, Beijing, 2004, and aChina Live tour of eight major institutions in the UK organised by Beijing-based curator Shu Yang in 2005. [5]

Notable works

Solo exhibitions [11] Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) [12]

Selected group shows [11]

Profiles

Yang Zhichao has profiles on Asia Art Archive; [22] CFCCA Archive & Library; [23] artsnet; [2] artsy; [24] Ocula; [3] Li Space; [11]

Articles

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Willcocks, Josh (2013-07-03), Body of Sedition: Yang Zhichao and Art that Hurts, The Artifice, retrieved 2021-03-07
  2. 1 2 artsnet, Yang Zhichao , retrieved 2021-03-07
  3. 1 2 3 Ocula, Yang Zhichao , retrieved 2021-03-07
  4. 1 2 3 Young, Michael (2014-08-15). "Yang Zhichao Love Story". ArtAsiaPacific. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  5. ↑ Archive, Asia Art. "Yang Zhichao | The Way of Peaceful Violence". aaa.org.hk. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  6. ↑ Berghuis, Thomas J (2004). "Considering Huanjing : Positioning Experimental Art in China". Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique. 12 (3). Duke University Press: 711–731. doi:10.1215/10679847-12-3-711. S2CID   144421698 . Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  7. ↑ CFCCA Archive & Library, Programme 'China Live' (GB3451/OC/6/6/4/1), Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art, retrieved 2021-03-08
  8. 1 2 Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Prelude: Talks and Performances , retrieved 2021-03-07
  9. 1 2 CFCCA Archive & Library, 'China Live' tour, various artists, 2005 Oct 13 – 2005 Oct 28, Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art , retrieved 2021-03-07
  10. 1 2 Art Gallery NSW, Chinese Bible , retrieved 2021-03-07
  11. 1 2 3 YANG ZHICHAO, Li Space, retrieved 2021-03-07
  12. ↑ RTHK 香港電台 (2011-12-01), 29-11-2011 The Works Yang Zhichao, YouTube, retrieved 2021-03-08
  13. ↑ Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Yang Zhichao Chinese Bible , retrieved 2021-03-07
  14. ↑ ART PATENT OFFICE: YANG ZHICHAO ARCHIVES, Li-Space, retrieved 2021-03-08
  15. ↑ 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Yang Zhichao Chinese Bible , retrieved 2021-03-07{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ Asia Art Archive, Yang Zhichao Works 1999–2008, 楊志超作品 1999–2008 , retrieved 2021-03-07
  17. ↑ Beyond Action, ArtLinkArt, retrieved 2021-03-07
  18. ↑ 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Parallel Lives: China/Hong Kong , retrieved 2021-03-07{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ↑ Prelude: Talks and Performances, ArtLinkArt, retrieved 2021-03-07
  20. ↑ Asia Art Archive, City Skin: Images of the Contemporary Metropolis, 城市的皮膚: 當代都市影像的可能性研究 , retrieved 2021-03-08
  21. ↑ ArtLinkArt, CONSPIRE THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF TS1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER (group) , retrieved 2021-03-08
  22. ↑ YANG Zhichao, 楊志超, Asia Art Archive , retrieved 2021-03-07
  23. ↑ CFCCA Archive & Library, YANG Zhichao, 楊志超, Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art , retrieved 2021-03-07
  24. ↑ artsy, Yang Zhichao 杨志超 , retrieved 2021-03-07
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.