An He (b.1971, China)
”He An's work is self-aware but not self-conscious. He is not embarrassed by the directness of his emotional appeal. In other words, the emotional warmth of his attitude shuns the cool postmodern ironic detachment so central to contemporary aesthetics. However, He An is very aware of the detached gesture and how to use it. His contact with a broader public was not made from the perspective of a social activist, but rather from a poetic frame of reference. Detachment is closely related to urban existence, to the anonymity and loneliness of metropolitan life.As well as being an artist, He An's pursuits include kickboxing, research into Chinese comic books, creative writing, and Taoist divination. He An does not believe in the idea of the artist existing as a unique entity, he believes that contemporary life and culture is nomadic by nature. Rather than settling on one state of mind, He An chooses to roam constantly between various physical, cultural, and spiritual states. Nomadic movement follows resources. In terms of contemporary urban life, this generally means work, no matter if it's peasants travelling to the city as itinerant labourers, or office workers constantly hopping from company to company. However, in terms of contemporaneity, He An feels the necessity to have a wider sense of involvement with life and culture. This can be understood as another dimension to He An's “grey space", a blurring of the lines between disciplines." (Colin Chennery)
artworks in collection
Zhang Ding
—b.1980, China
1 WorkZhang Ding
Weigang Gao
—b.1976, China
2 WorksWeigang Gao
Guo Hongwei, Li Shurui, Yang Xinguang
—b.1982; 1981; 1980, China
1 WorkGuo Hongwei, Li Shurui, Yang Xinguang
Zhang Huan
—b.1965, China
1 WorkZhang Huan
Yu Ji
—b.1985, China
3 WorksYu Ji
Wang Jianwei
—b.1958, China
3 WorksWang Jianwei
Li Jikai
—b.1975, China
1 WorkLi Jikai
Li Jinghu
—b.1972, China
3 WorksLi Jinghu
Ming Li
—b. 1986, China
1 WorkMing Li
Tianbing Li
—b.1974, China
2 WorksTianbing Li
Fang Lijun
—b.1963, China
1 WorkFang Lijun
Cheng Ran
—b.1981, China
1 WorkCheng Ran
Ruijun Shen
—b. 1976, China
2 WorksRuijun Shen
Liu Shiyuan
—b.1985, China
1 WorkLiu Shiyuan
Du Wang
—b.1956, China
1 WorkDu Wang
Liu Wei
—b.1972, China
1 WorkLiu Wei
Ai WeiWei
—b.1957, China
1 WorkAi WeiWei
Liu Xiaodong
—b.1963, China
2 WorksLiu Xiaodong
Dong Yuan
—b.1984, China
1 WorkDong Yuan
Song Yuanyuan
—b.1981, China
3 WorksSong Yuanyuan
Zhao Zhao
—b.1982, China
5 WorksZhao Zhao
Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—est. 2009 , China
8 WorksXu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
Zhang Ding
—b.1980, China
1 WorkZhang Ding
Li Gang
—b.1986, China
2 WorksLi Gang
Weigang Gao
—b.1976, China
2 WorksWeigang Gao
Guo Hongwei, Li Shurui, Yang Xinguang
—b.1982; 1981; 1980, China
1 WorkGuo Hongwei, Li Shurui, Yang Xinguang
Wu Hao
—b.1985, China
3 WorksWu Hao
Yu Honglei
—b.1984, Inner Mongolia
1 WorkYu Honglei
Zhang Huan
—b.1965, China
1 WorkZhang Huan
Yu Ji
—b.1985, China
3 WorksYu Ji
Wang Jianwei
—b.1958, China
3 WorksWang Jianwei
Li Jikai
—b.1975, China
1 WorkLi Jikai
Li Jinghu
—b.1972, China
3 WorksLi Jinghu
Hyung Koo Kang
—b.1954, Korea
4 WorksHyung Koo Kang
Sea-Hyun Lee
—b.1976, Korea
3 WorksSea-Hyun Lee
Yongbaek Lee
—b.1966, Korea
1 WorkYongbaek Lee
Ming Li
—b. 1986, China
1 WorkMing Li
Tianbing Li
—b.1974, China
2 WorksTianbing Li
Guohe Liao
—b.1977, India
1 WorkGuohe Liao
Fang Lijun
—b.1963, China
1 WorkFang Lijun
Cheng Ran
—b.1981, China
1 WorkCheng Ran
Ruijun Shen
—b. 1976, China
2 WorksRuijun Shen
Liu Shiyuan
—b.1985, China
1 WorkLiu Shiyuan
Timur Si-Qin
—b.1984, Germany/ Mongolia
2 WorksTimur Si-Qin
Yoon Suk One
—b. 1983, Korea
1 WorkYoon Suk One
Yi-Hsing Tzeng
—b.1979, Taiwan
1 WorkYi-Hsing Tzeng
Du Wang
—b.1956, China
1 WorkDu Wang
Liu Wei
—b.1972, China
1 WorkLiu Wei
Ai WeiWei
—b.1957, China
1 WorkAi WeiWei
Liu Xiaodong
—b.1963, China
2 WorksLiu Xiaodong
Haegue Yang
—b.1971, Korea
2 WorksHaegue Yang
Zhu Yu
—b.1970, China
1 WorkZhu Yu
Dong Yuan
—b.1984, China
1 WorkDong Yuan
Song Yuanyuan
—b.1981, China
3 WorksSong Yuanyuan
Zhao Zhao
—b.1982, China
5 WorksZhao Zhao
Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—est. 2009 , China
8 WorksXu Zhen (MadeIn Company)