Zhang Huan Neither Coming or Going 2009
I don’t even know where to begin…
The compacted ash surface of Rulai, supported by an internal metal frame, is heavily embedded with miniature porcelain Buddha relics, copper offering dishes, miniature skulls and unburned joss sticks. The strikingly beautiful grisaille palette of the sculpture is sharply contrasted with blood red paper wrappers, clustered around the crown and face of the deity. via…
Zhang Huan’s second show at Pace Wildenstein opened last week and will only be up through the end of January.
I know I have said it before, but it bears repeating, Zhang Huan is conisistently one of the more talented artists working today. Every piece I have ever had the pleasure of seeing, book/internet*, is well thought out, perfectly executed, subtly layered and breathtaking to boot. He isn’t restricted to a single medium either, he paints, draws, sculpts, performs…and I am sure other things as well that I haven’t even had a chance to learn about yet.
Moral of this story? If you live in New York or can get there in the next 6 weeks run, don’t walk, to Pace. Take pictures. Make me jealous.
*Unfortunately I have not had the pleasure of seeing any in person. One day.
