Selection and Research of the “Keywords” Case Files from Xu Tan’s Visual Linguistic Experiments
Edited by Wang Jing. Preface by Wu Hung. Text by Cheung Chi-Pui, Feng Sha, Hu Fang, Xu Tan, Yan Zhou.
Xu Tan transforms linguistic encounters into a conceptual art practice that simultaneously constitutes a form of social inquiry through dialogue
Evolving from artist Xu Tan's (born 1957) long-term project Keywords, initiated in 2005, this project takes language as both method and medium to explore how contemporary Chinese society articulates consciousness, values and cultural identity through everyday speech.
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Vocabulary, Consciousness (yi shi), and Art Selection and Research of the “Keywords” Case Files from Xu Tan’s Visual Linguistic Experiments
Published by Mousse Publishing. Edited by Wang Jing. Preface by Wu Hung. Text by Cheung Chi-Pui, Feng Sha, Hu Fang, Xu Tan, Yan Zhou.
Xu Tan transforms linguistic encounters into a conceptual art practice that simultaneously constitutes a form of social inquiry through dialogue
Evolving from artist Xu Tan's (born 1957) long-term project Keywords, initiated in 2005, this project takes language as both method and medium to explore how contemporary Chinese society articulates consciousness, values and cultural identity through everyday speech.
