Lot 534
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
The Tender Great Wall in Chinese, 1/25 and dated 2011
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
Modern & Contemporary Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2013 Hong Kong
Sunday, November 24, 2013, 5:30pm