UCCA Beijing

Inside A Book A House of Gold: Artists’ Editions for Parkett

2012.2.26 - 2012.4.8

Fiberglass reinforced plaster cast, partially painted

36 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 12 5/8" (92 x 32 x 32 cm)

Cast by Kunstgiesserei Felix Lehner, St. Gall, Switzerland, Ed. 45/XXV, signed and numbered, 2004.

Edition for PARKETT 72.

Courtesy of PARKETT and Urs Fischer.

About

Location:  Central Gallery, Nave, Long Gallery

On the 25th February, UCCA will be proud to present a groundbreaking exhibition in collaboration with Parkett. As an integral member of the international art community, UCCA will be hosting over 200 limited edition pieces to create a walk-in encyclopedia of contemporary art over the past 30 years. This exhibition not only offers a broad view of the development of contemporary art, by playing with the traditional concepts of exhibiting itself, UCCA visitors will be faced with the magnetism of contemporary art on a very personal level.

Founded in Zurich in 1984, PARKETT is an art journal like no other. In more than eighty issues over the past twenty-seven years, it has produced limited edition works with many of the most important artists of our time. Taken together, these 212 works by 192 artists offer a collective portrait of the situation and evolution of art at the turn of the twenty-first century. The works cover every possible medium including painting, photography, drawing, print, sculpture, video, and sound. Some represent the essence of a given artist’s work; others reveal an unexpected dimension.

Installed across three spaces at UCCA in the form of a house, the exhibition “Inside a Book a House of Gold” takes its name from a saying by the most artistic of Chinese emperors, Song Zhenzong. The works are divided and exhibited according to the logic of domestic space, with a “Playroom,” a “Studio,” a “City,” and a “Wardrobe” framing a central “Garden.” Each of these rooms takes on a special feel and character, aided by radically different walls and other spatial interventions.

Represented artists include John Baldessari, Matthew Barney, Vanessa Beecroft, Louise Bourgeois, Sophie Calle, Maurizio Cattelan, Paul Chan, Peter Doig, Marlene Dumas, Tracey Emin, Urs Fischer, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Dan Graham, Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Rebecca Horn, Christian Jankowski, Alex Katz, Mike Kelley, William Kentridge, Martin Kippenberger, Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, Christian Marclay, Paul McCarthy, Mariko Mori, Bruce Nauman, Tony Oursler, Philippe Parreno, Sigmar Polke, Richard Prince, Jason Rhoades, Gerhard Richter, Pipilotti Rist, Ugo Rondinone, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Sturtevant, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Oscar Tuazon, Luc Tuymans, Jeff Wall, Andy Warhol, Lawrence Weiner, Christopher Wool, Yang Fudong, and Haegue Yang.

Accompanied by a bilingual (Chinese-English) catalogue raisonné of all editions made with PARKETT to date, including texts by Deborah Wye, Susan Tallman, Philip Tinari, and Po Hung.

For more information, please read the “Inside A Book A House of Gold: Artists’ Editions for Parkett” press release.

News

That it's the perennial and diverse reflection of the art world...It features works by such global giants as Andy Warhol and John Baldessari, and Chinese artists, including Yang Fudong and Paul Chan.”

—China Daily

“Affordability and portability are distinguishing features of Parkett editions, allowing collectors around the globe to pick up works by superstars, like Damien Hirst's ping-pong balls hovering on the hot air of a hair dryer, Jeff Koons' inflatable sculpture.”

—Starkwhite Blog

“This time round, there will be 192 artists including the likes of Yang Fudong and other Chinese peers who have more recently been launched into the international art scene.”

—TimeOut Beijing

Works in the exhibition

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Thomas Hirschhorn

Swiss Made

Cardboard, aluminum, foil, felt, wood, plastic, transparent foil, in three pieces
Overall size approx. 86 5/8 x 19 11/16 x 3 1/8” (230 x 52 x 6,5 cm)
1999
Ed. 50/XX, signed and numbered. EDITION FOR PARKETT 57
Photo: Tang Xuan, Courtesy of UCCA

Rebecca Horn

The Double

Silver-plated brass hammer
9 7/8 x 33/16 x 1/4” (25.4 x 8 x 0.6cm)
1987
Ed。99/XX,placed in a signed and numbered box. EDITION FOR PARKETT 13
Photo: Tang Xuan, Courtesy of UCCA

Anish kapoor

Untitled

Perspex, handtinted stocking, paint
10 1/4 x 101/4 x 15” (26 x 26 x 38cm)
2003
Ed. 60/XX,signed and numbered certificate EDITION FOR PARKETT 69
Photo: Tang Xuan, Courtesy of UCCA

Damien Hirst

What Goes Up Must Come Down

Ping-pong ball, hairdryer, Plexiglas container for laboratories
1994
approx. ø12 x 12” (ø30 x 30 cm)
Ed. 30/XV, signed and numbered EDITION FOR PARKETT 40/41
Photo: Tang Xuan, Courtesy of UCCA

Ai Weiwei

Swatter

Brass,gilded
19 3/4 x 23/4 x2/8” (50 x 7 x 0.5 cm)
2007
EDITION FOR PARKETT 81
Photo: Tang Xuan, Courtesy of UCCA

Meret Oppenheim

Glove

Goat suede with silk-screen and handstitched, included in Parkett issue
5 5/8 x 3 2/4” (21,3 x 9,3 cm)
1985
Ed. 150/XII , signed and numbered EDITION FOR PARKETT 4
Photo: Tang Xuan, Courtesy of UCCA

Urs Fischer

Sigh, Sigh, Sherlock!

Fiberglass reinforced plaster cast, partially painted
36 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 12 5/8” (92 x 32 x 32 cm)
Cast by Kunstgiesserei Felix Lehner, St. Gall, Switzerland
2004
Ed. 45/XXV, signed and numbered EDITION FOR PARKETT 72
Photo: Tang Xuan, Courtesy of UCCA

Carole Bove

Untitled

Brass, mixed media, each work unique
Brass frame: 8 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 3” (22 x 8 x 7,5 cm), Object: approx. 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 11 7/8” (6 x 3 x 30 cm)
2009
Ed. 35/XX, signed and numbered certificate EDITION FOR PARKETT 86
Photo: Tang Xuan, Courtesy of UCCA

Jeff Koons

Inflatable Balloon Flower (Yellow)

PVC, approx
51x 59 x 70”(128 x 148 x 180 cm)
manufactured by Schultes, Vienna
Ed. 100/XL, signed and numbered EDITION FOR PARKETT 50/51
Photo: Tang Xuan, Courtesy of UCCA

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Publications

Parkett

The exhibition is accompanied by a bilingual (Chinese-English) catalogue raisonné of all editions made with Parkett to date, featuring new translations of contextual information on each work into Chinese, new texts by Pu Hong and Philip Tinari, and texts by Susan Tallman and Deborah Wye. The catalogue will be available at UCCA Store.

The exhibition opening is supported by the Embassy of Switzerland. UCCA Artists’ Talk Series is sponsored by smart. Bice Curiger’s lecture is sponsored by Pro Helvetia.