Qiu Zhijie

Born 1969 in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China
Lives and works in Beijing and Hangzhou, China

Qiu Zhijie straddles the distinction between humanist artistic practice focused on the aesthetic legacies of Chinese tradition and more critical dialogues with the political and theoretical themes common to the art of the late modern era, contributing independently to both discourses and doing much to bridge their value systems. Working primarily in lens-based media on the one hand and calligraphic brushwork on the other, the notion of technique becomes an explicitly and inherently referential framing device that serves to focus in on and dissect the much broader movements of implicit cultural systems of ideology. At stake here is the relationship between individual agency and the forces of the universe, the latter interpreted through a nuanced political view of culture writ large and the former motivated by the transience of choice and behavior.

 

Qiu Zhijie staged numerous group and solo exhibitions that include: "A Suicidology of The Nanjing Yangzi River Bridge 4 - On Leveling all things" at the Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, China (2014), "Evolution and creationism" at the Himalayas Museum, Shanghai, China (2014), "Blueprints, Witte de With, Rotterdam",Netherlands (2012), "Eine andere Moderne: Zeigenossische Chinesische Tuschemalerei", Kunsthaus Hamburg Art Museum, Germany (2012),  "Qiu Zhijie and Tadashi Kawamata" at the House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany (2009), "Christian Dior and Chinese Artists" at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China (2009) and "A Question of Evidence" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, Austria (2008). In 2007 he had a Solo Exhibition, entitled "The Shape of Time" at the Chambers Fine Art, New York, USA. Further exhibitions were  "The Real Thing: Contemporary Art from China" at Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (2008), "Reinventing Books in Chinese Contemporary Art" at the China Institute Gallery, New York, USA (2006), "Living in Interesting Times-A Decade of New Chinese Photography" at the Open Museum of Photography, Tel Hai, Israel (2005),  "That’s China" at Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2003) and "Inside Out: New Chinese Art" at Asia Society Gallery, New York, US; P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center,
New York, USA; San Francisco MOMA, San Francisco, USA and Contemporary Art Museum of Mexico,
Mexico (1998).

He has also exhibited work in the "56th International Art Exhibition: All the World's Futures" at the 56th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (2015), the Moscow Biennale, Moscow, Russia (2007), the 5th Shanghai Biennial, Shanghai, China (2004) and the 25th Sao Paulo Biennale, Sao Paolo, Brazil (2002).

Qiu Zhijie, Tellurian of Fate, 2014, Ink on paper mounted on globe, 48 x 35 x 38 cm |18.9 x 13.78 x 14.96 in, ZHIJ0038

Exhibitions

QIU ZHIJIE
Playground


Solo exhibition at ARNDT Singapore
November 16 – December 31, 2014


Afternoon tea opening | Saturday | November 15, 2014 | 4 – 6 pm at ARNDT Singapore

Please click here to see the full list of works. 


ARNDT SINGAPORE is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of Qiu Zhijie, an internationally acclaimed artist based in Beijing, China. The show will be artist’s first individual appearance at ARNDT Singapore for which he created a new exciting body of work (including a large scale installation).


Qiu Zhijie (b. 1969) lives and works between Beijing anmd Hangzhou, China. His art practice incorporates various media: sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography, video as well as performance and installation. In his work he often intertwines the humanist practice embedded in the aesthetic legacy of the Chinese art tradition with political narratives and critical theories dominant in international modern and contemporary art. Contributing vastly to both discourses, he also works on bridging the two value systems. His work often touches upon political and social history as well as current affairs. Through juxtaposition of traditional techniques with conceptual forms, Qiu Zhijie’s work aims at rereading and reinterpreting existing sociopolitical narratives and creating a space for a potential debate. For his new exhibition at ARNDT Singapore, Qiu Zhijie has created a series of works (10 pieces of ink on paper and 20 pieces of ink on paper on telurians) and a spatial installation devoted to the current and prevalent issue of sovereignty disputes taking place around the world. The installation evokes different political frictions and antagonisms as they manifest themselves as places on maps. The installation comprises of wooden, steel and glass balls which represent respectively emotions, human relationships, natural disasters as well as ideologies and political actions. Visitors are encouraged to touch the balls and roll them around the gallery. These movements will create an everchanging landscape and create a notion of political situation in state of flux.

CV Qiu Zhijie was born in 1969 in Fujian province, China. He graduated with a degree in printmaking from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou.
His recent individual exhibitions include: A Suicodology of The Nanjing Yangzi River Bridge 4 – On Leveling all things at Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts (2014), Unicorn & Dragon at Foundation Querini Stampalia, Venice (2013), Blueprints at Witte de With, Rotterdam (2012), A Suicodology of The Nanjing Yangzi River Bridge 3 – Breaking through the ice at Ullens Contemporary Arts Centre, Beijing (2009), Under the Heaven at Singapore Tyler Print Institute (2008). He also participated in numerous group show such as Memory: Biennale China-Italia (2014)¸Singapore Expo 2014), Advance Through Retreat at Rockbound Art Museum in Shanghai, The origin of Dao: New Dimensions in Chinese Contemporary Art at Hong Kong Art Museum (2013). He exhibited at Museo Diocesano d’arte sacra during the Venice Biennale in 2013 and at the Shanghai Biennale in 2010. Qiu Zhijie lives and works between Beijing and Hangzhou, China.


ARNDT Singapore
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9 Lock Road #03-21
Singapore 108937
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Installation view | QIU ZHIJIE | Playground | ARNDT Singapore | 2014 Installation view | QIU ZHIJIE | Playground | ARNDT Singapore | 2014
Qiu Zhijie, Playground (Detail), 2014, Mixed media installation: 300 stainless steel, glass and wooden balls in variable sizes (diameter from 6 to 50 cm), adhesive black tape map and lettering, Variable size Qiu Zhijie, Playground (Detail), 2014, Mixed media installation: 300 stainless steel, glass and wooden balls in variable sizes (diameter from 6 to 50 cm), adhesive black tape map and lettering, Variable size
Qiu Zhijie, Playground, 2014, Mixed media installation: 300 stainless steel, glass and wooden balls in variable sizes (diameter from 6 to 50 cm), adhesive black tape map and lettering, Variable size, | Adhesive lettering: Kuril Islands: Japan / Russian, Lettering on the ball: DEMOCRACY Qiu Zhijie, Playground, 2014, Mixed media installation: 300 stainless steel, glass and wooden balls in variable sizes (diameter from 6 to 50 cm), adhesive black tape map and lettering, Variable size, | Adhesive lettering: Kuril Islands: Japan / Russian, Lettering on the ball: DEMOCRACY
Qiu Zhijie, Playground, 2014, Mixed media installation: 300 stainless steel, glass and wooden balls in variable sizes (diameter from 6 to 50 cm), adhesive black tape map and lettering, Variable size, | Adhesive lettering: East Jerusalem: Israel/Palestine/UN Lettering on balls: TERRORISM, COMPROMISE, ENLIGHTENMENT Qiu Zhijie, Playground, 2014, Mixed media installation: 300 stainless steel, glass and wooden balls in variable sizes (diameter from 6 to 50 cm), adhesive black tape map and lettering, Variable size, | Adhesive lettering: East Jerusalem: Israel/Palestine/UN Lettering on balls: TERRORISM, COMPROMISE, ENLIGHTENMENT
Qiu Zhijie, Playground, 2014, Mixed media installation: 300 stainless steel, glass and wooden balls in variable sizes (diameter from 6 to 50 cm), adhesive black tape map and lettering, Variable size, | Lettering: LIBERALISM; REVOLUTION; UTOPIA, FOREST FIRES Qiu Zhijie, Playground, 2014, Mixed media installation: 300 stainless steel, glass and wooden balls in variable sizes (diameter from 6 to 50 cm), adhesive black tape map and lettering, Variable size, | Lettering: LIBERALISM; REVOLUTION; UTOPIA, FOREST FIRES
Installation view | QIU ZHIJIE | Playground | ARNDT Singapore | 2014 Installation view | QIU ZHIJIE | Playground | ARNDT Singapore | 2014
Installation view | QIU ZHIJIE | Playground | ARNDT Singapore | 2014 Installation view | QIU ZHIJIE | Playground | ARNDT Singapore | 2014

ART BASEL HONG KONG 2015 - March 15 - 17, 2015

ARNDT is pleased to announce its participation at Art Basel Hong Kong 2015, taking place from March 15 - 17. We are looking forward to welcoming you at our BOOTH Hall 3 C30.

Participating Artists: Jumaldi Alfi, Stephan Balkenhol, Jigger Cruz, Wim Delvoye, Gilbert & George, Yang Jiechang, Heinz Mack, Rudi Mantofani, Vik Muniz, Eko Nugroho, Norberto Roldan, Arin Dwihartanto Sunaryo, Rodel Tapaya and Qiu Zhijie.

Please click here to see a preliminary list of the exhibited artworks

Venue:
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
1 Harbour Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong

 

ARNDT Berlin
Potsdamer Strasse 96
10785 Berlin
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Installation View | Art Basel Hong Kong | March 15 - 17, 2015 Installation View | Art Basel Hong Kong | March 15 - 17, 2015
Installation View | Art Basel Hong Kong | March 15 - 17, 2015 Installation View | Art Basel Hong Kong | March 15 - 17, 2015
Installation View | Art Basel Hong Kong | March 15 - 17, 2015 Installation View | Art Basel Hong Kong | March 15 - 17, 2015
Installation View | Art Basel Hong Kong | March 15 - 17, 2015 Installation View | Art Basel Hong Kong | March 15 - 17, 2015