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Ni Hao: Ambush Solo Exhibition
Exhibition catalogue / artist's book
Publisher: Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Published: 2019-12-1
ISBN: 9789865412418
@TFAM Bookstore (en)
Government Publications Bookstore (zh)
Wu-Nan Books (zh)
Published: 2019-12-1
ISBN: 9789865412418
@TFAM Bookstore (en)
Government Publications Bookstore (zh)
Wu-Nan Books (zh)
Gallery Vacancy is pleased to announce the publication of exhibition catalogue and artist's book titled Ambush: Ni Hao Solo Exhibition and released after the artist's solo exhibition which previously took place at Taipei Fine Arts Museum from April 27 to July 21, 2019.
Ni Hao, an Honorable Mention recipient of the Taipei Art Awards, presents both his previous art series and new works in his solo exhibition Ambush which immerses viewers in an atmosphere of dynamism and uncertainty. In the exhibition, viewers find themselves surrounded by shooting cards, spinning collage images, subtle mechanical compressions and projections of jump-cut videos, which gradually and implicitly stimulate viewers' nerves despite being displayed as still works. Moreover, these works are accompanied by on-going, irritating noises—sounds of clashing objects, drums, air compressors and wind instruments, submerging viewers in an inescapable, exhausting sensory experiences. With the collectively restlessness through his works, the artist hopes to discuss forms of violence and the operation of power behind existing manipulation and control enabled by objects, foregrounding the circulation and use of credit cards, currencies, home appliances, guns and internet in contemporary society while outlining the invisible force that maneuvers international geopolitics and global financial system. The exhibition catalogue distributed in edition of 270 plus 30 artist’s proof is each uniquely made by Ni Hao in disguise of a fake book which contains a photo book, a USB drive and a resin-sealed collage sculpture collected from the materials in the exhibition to respond to the idea how technology, mass media-publication industry for instance, acknowledges our understanding of the reality through fragments of information that is shredded by dominant forces in the society and how its inner power system is unraveled through an institutional act in publishing the exhibition catalogue for a once happened event. Continuously revisiting and exploring the existing works, Ni Hao questions the non-stopped evolving social structure by incorporating the element of parody into different arrangements. Photos: courtesy of the Artist and Taipei Fine Arts Museum |
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