Lot  534 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2013 Hong Kong

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2013 Hong Kong

The Tender Great Wall Beijing

HE Chongyue (Chinese, 1960)

2011

C Print edition no.1/25

91 x 72 cm

Estimate

TWD 38,000-77,000

HKD 10,000-20,000

USD 1,300-2,600

Sold Price

TWD 50,769

HKD 13,200

USD 1,703


Signature

Signed lower right He Chong Yue in Chinese, and titled
The Tender Great Wall in Chinese, 1/25 and dated 2011
EXHIBITED:
Once upon a Time – A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Photography , Gallery 100, Taipei, 25 Feb. - 31 Mar., 2012

PROVENANCE:
Gallery 100, Taipei
Acquired by the present owner from the above

+ OVERVIEW

Born in Beijing, He Chongyue started to shoot photos and exhibit works from 1984. He used to specialize in traditional

photograph, but now turns to do contemporary documentary works. In "Aging Population" series, the artist records suffernig

in old people's everyday life, which shows circumstance in China dominated by Authoritarianism and Consumerism. He Chongyue kicked off "The Family Planning" series in 2007, and he took the photos from family planning fliers in country area. The artist widely uses documentary images from contemporary conceptual art to reflect the social phenomenon.

Selected Solo Exhibitions :

2008 "A Billion to One: Dictated Parenthood and the Feudal Mind" Sala Parpalló museum in Valencia , Spain

2008 "A Billion to One: Dictated Parenthood and the Feudal Mind" Vaness Art Link, Beijing

2007 "A Billion to One: Dictated Parenthood and the Feudal Mind" KIANG GALLERY, Atlanta, USA

Public Collections :

China Central Academy of Fine Art (CAFA) Art Museum Guangdong Museum of Art

Related Info

Modern & Contemporary Art

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2013 Hong Kong

Sunday, November 24, 2013, 5:30pm