This work is to explore the static performance of memory in dynamic time. My friend is the protagonist in the photo, and what is recorded is a conversation between me and her about memory. This is the memory of a conversation between me and her from my viewpoint, the expression and documentation of the memory in the present time. For her, it is the experience she recalled in the past, and the memories that happened in the past are recorded through her facial expressions. The feelings you have when you see this work are memories that happened in the future.
Duan, JX. (2021) I think what I think [oil painting].
150 x 140 cm
Camberwell, London
Sort of images of work in a gallery situation
Marcel Duchamp Impacted Contemporary Chinese Art--Art is dead, yet it is still happening
Claude Yutault, Movable Chess Board, 1985
They were quick to pull from Duchamp’s playbook with early works including found objects, and shows that eschewed traditional galleries in favor of installing pieces outdoors. Duchamp’s rejection of the art historical canon and engagement in institutional critique was especially appealing to these young Chinese artists as they tried to develop their own identity. The Xiamen Dada artists also saw parallels between core tenets of Dada and those of Chan Buddhism, such as the idea that the perfection is unattainable, and that one should separate oneself from material objects.
Artists (27 April) How Marcel Duchamp Impacted Contemporary Chinese Art. Available at: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-marcel-duchamp-impacted-contemporary-chinese-art (24 December 2020).