Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition Xu Bing's animation 'Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy' held at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco from October 2012 to January 2013. It presents the animated work The Character of Characters produced by the artist.
'The result is The Character of Characters, an approximately eighteen-minute animated video that presents a fresh analysis of language and its impact on our lives. Not only is the elegant and delightful work of art the artist's first extended animation, it also addresses philosophical areas he has not previously explored. The Character of Characters may be Xu Bing's grandest and most comprehensive statement about language to date.' - excerpted from Director's Preface
Includes images of the animation and artist's other works, and an complimentary DVD.
'The result is The Character of Characters, an approximately eighteen-minute animated video that presents a fresh analysis of language and its impact on our lives. Not only is the elegant and delightful work of art the artist's first extended animation, it also addresses philosophical areas he has not previously explored. The Character of Characters may be Xu Bing's grandest and most comprehensive statement about language to date.' - excerpted from Director's Preface
Includes images of the animation and artist's other works, and an complimentary DVD.
Access level
Onsite
publisher
Location code
MON.XUB
Language
English,
Chinese - Simplified
Keyword
Publication/Creation date
2012
No of pages
62
ISBN / ISSN
9780939117659
No of copies
1
Content type
artist monograph,
catalogue
Chapter headings
Xu Bing's Journey through Landscape - Britta ERICKSON, 林似竹
動畫片《漢字的性格》計劃草案與完成後的截圖｜The Character of Characters: An Animation - XU Bing, 徐冰
The Character of Characters: An Animation by Xu Bing
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