The Yangzi River flows out of the mountains in the Qinghai Plateau, rushing through valleys and plains, coalescing with the vast Pacific Ocean. A river dashes out of the cosmic order of ancient Chinese philosophy. The red wall of the gallery, through embodying multiple connotations, reminds one of the lifeblood and magnifies the immeasurable energy[…]
All cultures are complex, but the one into which you are born is the one you come to understand most profoundly. Thus, this influence is what finds its way into the work of an artist and, I believe, is expressed almost instinctively. If a person should move to another culture, he or she must make[…]
You are like a river You move through the city Sending people home and to work Moving between every street and building Giving strength to the city and its people Every second, minute, hour, day, month and year Never resting You watch the city grow It is like a mountain becoming bigger and higher You[…]
The history of Migrant workers in the Niagara-on-the-Lake region spans over fifty years. As it is right now, many people come from Jamaica and Mexico to work on various fruit farms in the area. As a major component of my Interior Migrations project, Yu, Scott and I have been to Niagara twice now to film[…]
This is part of the 2013 Venice Biennale event. The exhibition “Voice Of The Unseen” aims to shed light onto the history of Chinese art from the Post-Avant-Garde of ’80s-’90s to today. The works of 188 artists and groups that have animated the independent, unofficial art movement in China are one display, more than half[…]
A 27-page catalogue published by the Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC, featuring Gu Xiong’s solo exhibition. To view a collection of photographs taken from this exhibition please click here.
The Transformation of Canadian Landscape Art: Inside and Outside of Being is a landmark, group exhibition of works by contemporary Canadian artists who have, using landscape as their language, explored their experiences and imaginations to create significant works in this genre. Gu Xiong is one of the featured artists of this catalogue. His statement and a[…]
The catalogue of Exhibition of Contemporary Art in Southwest China, Features Gu Xiong’s art work as one of the participating artists on pages 98-99.
A 48-page catalogue published by the Macdonald Stewart Art centre, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, featuring Gu Xiong’s solo exhibition. To view a collection of photographs taken from this exhibition please click here.
This catalogue for the 2nd Biennale de Montréal focuses primarily on the 30 artists selected for the the event’s “visual arts” section. Gu Xiong is amongst the 30 artists featured in this catalogue on page 70-73. The following is a brief description of this catalogue. “This catalogue for the 2nd Biennale de Montréal focuses primarily[…]
This is a 15-page catalogue of Gu Xiong’s solo exhibition, Red River, held at Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Red River was a multimedia installation. Please click here to visit this exhibition’s page.
A 36-page catalogue published by A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON, featuring Gu Xiong’s solo exhibition. To view a collection of photographs taken from this exhibition please click here.
The catalogue of the 1995 Kwangju Biennale is published in a five volume series. The special exhibition ‘InfoART’ is featured in Volume 3 of the series. Gu Xiong’s installation, Here, There, Everywhere, in this exhibition is featured on pages 168-171. The following is a brief description of this catalogue. “The special exhibition ‘InfoART’ is featured in[…]
A 91-page catalogue published by Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, featuring Gu Xiong’s solo exhibition, Gu Xiong: a journey exposed. Exposed (2014) is a collection of artworks in which Gu Xiong uses repeated exposure of our memories to gain new insights, with the struggle between individuality and globalization as a central theme. Crushed Coca-Cola Cans[…]
Gu Xiong was amongst one of the artists participating in Contemporary East Asian Letter Arts held in Center Calligraphy Hall, Seoul, Korea. Gu Xions’ mixed media installation, Smile, is featured on pages 100-103. You may visit Gu Xiong’s Smile installation held in Victoria, Canada by clicking here.