
These imposing, hulking sculptures are actually made of polyurethane foam - a light malleable material, similar to the accessories of stage sets, which Xu Zhen uses to underscore the following paradox: The massive appearance of these sculptures contrasts with the fragility of the material - an ever so symbolic metaphor of the social and political systems in place.
Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company) (est. 2009 , China)
Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Officer's hat), 2011
Xu Zhen by MadeIn Company - solo show
Galerie Natalie Obadia, Brussels, Belgium
November 2013 - January 2014
Sleeping Life Away
Galerie Natalie Obadia, Paris, France
March 2012 - May 2012
Marie Jeanne Caprasse, Art|Critique: MadeIn Company Sleeping Life Away
PARISart (Journal),
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Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—"In mass exercise, the greater the conflict between theory and reality, the stronger its eagerness to impose beliefs on others"
2010Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Kepi)
2011Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Light Source-The Gold of Their Bodies
2014Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Play-Rebecca
2014Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Under Heaven -- 3228IN0144
2014Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Soldier's Hat)
2011Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Colonial Hat)
2011
Liu Chuang
—Love Stories - 4
2006-2014Zhang Ding
—Orbit-4
2014Li Gang
—Red Apple, Green Apple
2013Li Gang
—Soft
2014Weigang Gao
—Anonymous Ditch
2008-2012Weigang Gao
—Don’t Cry to Me
2011Guo Hongwei, Li Shurui, Yang Xinguang
—Rural Poetics
2015Wu Hao
—Rolling Gate No.2
2014Wu Hao
—Rolling Gate No.3
2014Wu Hao
—Rolling Gate No.4
2014An He
—Yoshiyoka Miho
2012Yu Honglei
—Everything is Extremely Important, There is Nothing That Will Not Come Back Again
2013Yu Honglei
—First into the Mist
2012Yu Honglei
—It
2011Yu Honglei
—Black Dragon River
2016Zhang Huan
—Insect Painting no. 2
2006Yu Ji
—Public Space No 1
2007Yu Ji
—Public Space No 3
2011Yu Ji
—Tiny Figure - Female
2012Wang Jianwei
—...the event matured, accomplished in sight of all non-existent human outcomes." No. 13
2013Wang Jianwei
—"...the event matured, accomplished in sight of all non-existent human outcomes." No.28
2013Wang Jianwei
—It is...No.5
2013Li Jikai
—Burning Match
2010Li Jinghu
—Rainbow
2009Li Jinghu
—Stone Feces
2006Li Jinghu
—Counting Stars
2005Hyung Koo Kang
—Self Portrait
2010Hyung Koo Kang
—Auguste Rodin
2011Hyung Koo Kang
—Albert Einstein
2003Hyung Koo Kang
—Mao Zedong
2003Sea-Hyun Lee
—Between Red 116
2010Sea-Hyun Lee
—Between Red 059
2008Sea-Hyun Lee
—Between Red 111
2010Yongbaek Lee
—Broken Mirror (Classic)
2008Ming Li
—The Phantom That Is Screen
2016Tianbing Li
—Rêve Tiananmen
2010Tianbing Li
—Selfportrait (Village Paris, Xiangbi Hill, Tiananmen)
2010-2011Guohe Liao
—Save the House
2011Guohe Liao
—Old Fuck
2011Fang Lijun
—2005.1.10
2005Cheng Ran
—1971-2000
2012Jin Shan
—Tabula Rasa
2014Ruijun Shen
—Market
2008Ruijun Shen
—Statue#1
2008Liu Shiyuan
—From “Happiness” to “Whatever”
2015Liu Shiyuan
—If It Wasn't
2012Timur Si-Qin
—Truth by Peace Ⅱ
2015Timur Si-Qin
—Truth by Peace Ⅲ
2015Yoon Suk One
—Dry Flower
2016Yi-Hsing Tzeng
—9 Works: My Dear Deng, Xiaoping | My Dear Ronald Reagan | My Dear Bill Clinton | My Dear George W. Bush | My Dear George Bush | My Dear Sunny Side Up Chiang, Kai-shek | My Dear President #4 | My Dear Ma, Ying-jeou | My Dear Barack Obama |
2010 - 2011Du Wang
—Fable
2012Liu Wei
—Jungle 1
2012Ai WeiWei
—Grapes (chair installation)
2008Ai WeiWei
—Forever
2003Guan Xiao
—Action
2014Guan Xiao
—The Documentary: Geocentric Puncture
2012Liu Xiaodong
—Green pub 6
2013Liu Xiaodong
—The fire of 1841
2012Haegue Yang
—Escaping Transparency
2011Haegue Yang
—Over the Waves and Trails – Trustworthy #87- #104
2011Haegue Yang
—Hardware Store Collage – Bauhaus Circle Saw Blades #1
2013Haegue Yang
—Hardware Store Collage – Bauhaus Bathroom Sinks #1
2013Zhu Yu
—Stain NO.16
2012Dong Yuan
—Grandmother's House
2013Song Yuanyuan
—Landscape
2014Song Yuanyuan
—Workshop
2014Song Yuanyuan
—Comfortable Room
2013Zhao Zhao
—Constellations II No. 3
2013Zhao Zhao
—Girls with Snake
2010Zhao Zhao
—Rabbit
2010Zhao Zhao
—Thank You Brother-in-law (2)
2010Zhao Zhao
—Waterfall
2013Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—"In mass exercise, the greater the conflict between theory and reality, the stronger its eagerness to impose beliefs on others"
2010Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Kepi)
2011Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Light Source-The Gold of Their Bodies
2014Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Play-Rebecca
2014Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Under Heaven -- 3228IN0144
2014Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Soldier's Hat)
2011Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Colonial Hat)
2011
Eduardo Basualdo
—Split Knife/ Infinito
2012Eduardo Basualdo
—Damage is Done (El daño está hecho)
2011Diego Bianchi
—Life with no Capitalisim
2011Adriano Costa
—Banhista - Das G.O.D Captivator
2013Iran Do Espirito Santo
—Platform 1
2008Iran Do Espirito Santo
—Black Restless 01
2009Sakshi Gupta
—Untitled
2009Shilpa Gupta
—Untitled (Heat book)
2009Yu Honglei
—First into the Mist
2012Yu Honglei
—It
2011Shay Id Alony
—The Drummers (Visions)
2011Mit Jai Inn
—Untitled (scroll)
2014Yu Ji
—Public Space No 1
2007Yu Ji
—Public Space No 3
2011Wang Jianwei
—...the event matured, accomplished in sight of all non-existent human outcomes." No. 13
2013Wang Jianwei
—It is...No.5
2013Bharti Kher
—Make Up (as you go along)
2010Hyung Koo Kang
—Auguste Rodin
2011Hyung Koo Kang
—Albert Einstein
2003Hyung Koo Kang
—Mao Zedong
2003Anant Kumar Mishra
—When The Gods Were Born 3
2010Anant Kumar Mishra
—When The Gods Were Born 2
2010Luciana Lamothe
—Untitled
2011Sigalit Landau
—Salt Crystal Fishing Net
2011Sigalit Landau
—Knives of Azkelon
2014Los Carpinteros
—Altoparlante Solimar
2008Jorge Macchi
—Extinction
2010Rodrigo Matheus
—No Background
2013Jorge Mayet
—Untitled
2011Thomas Navin
—Continium Transfunctioner vol.8
2012Uri Nir
—North African door
2011Yudi Noor
—Moses
2010Yudi Noor
—Breaking the Water Picture
2010Jorge Pedro Nuñez
—Untitled (Smoked Walls)
2013Damian Ortega
—Estructuras de la casualidad V
2009Damian Ortega
—Falla
2014Rajesh Ram
—Strength Lies Only in Unity
2010Rajesh Ram
—Black Girl
2009Ravinder Reddy
—Woman
2010Pedro Reyes
—Cuernófono
2013Pedro Reyes
—Guitarra
2013Pedro Reyes
—Shakers y zampoña
2013Pedro Reyes
—Navaja Suiza [Swiss Army Knife] X
2014Reena Saini Kallat
—Synonym (man)
2007-2009Reena Saini Kallat
—Colour Curtain (between shores and the sea)
2009Jin Shan
—Tabula Rasa
2014Sudarshan Shetty
—Untitled
2010Sudarshan Shetty
—Untitled
2010L.N Tallur
—Eraser Pro
2011Adrian Villar Rojas
—From the series "Lo que el fuego me trajo" (What fire has brought to me)
2008Adrian Villar Rojas
—Todo lo que vos sos yo no, (Everything you are, I am not)
2008Du Wang
—Fable
2012Ai WeiWei
—Grapes (chair installation)
2008Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Kepi)
2011Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Play-Rebecca
2014Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Soldier's Hat)
2011Xu Zhen (MadeIn Company)
—Buddha's Warrior Attendant (Colonial Hat)
2011