'Thermocline of Art: New Asian Waves' presents the first comprehensive view of of contemporary Asian art production, with more than 100 artists from around 20 Asian countries - from Japan to Korea to China, from Southeast Asia to Central Asia. The term "thermocline" refers to an oceanic phenomenon. When there is a dramatic change in the temperature of water, a maelstrom that has remained invisible until this point suddenly shoots out over the surface. The exhibition is meant to achieve a similar effect: a huge continent of art, which has remained hidden below the surface of observation, will now be made visible. Baden-Württemberg thus becomes an observatory of a global development in art. The themes are the dynamics and diversity of Asian religions and people, daily life in other cultures and with different ethics, other views of the individual and the community, humor and satire as answers to power and hierarchies, as well as conflicts between economics and religion, politics and culture.

Images of works in the present catalogue are accompanied by individual texts. With artist biographies.

Access level

Onsite

publisher

Hatje Cantz Verlag (Ostfildern, Germany)

editor

Gregor JANSEN,

RHEE Wonil, 이원일,

Peter WEIBEL

Location code

EX.GER.TAN

Language

English

Keyword

diaspora, installation, video art, performance art, painting, photography, group exhibition, Asia

Publication/Creation date

2007

ISBN / ISSN

9783775720731

No of copies

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Seismic Shifts in 'Grand Narratives': Thermocline of Art. New Asian Waves - Gregor JANSEN

The Creative Time of Thermocline: Conflicts between and Becomings of Different Time-Spaces - RHEE Wonil, 이원일

What is Asia? Why is Asia? - HUANG Du, 黃篤

Hong Kong: Re-claimed Time, Re-claimed Space - Nicole WONG

Shifting Routes, Floating Continents - Nancy ADAJANIA

Contemporary Art in Singapore and Southeast Asia - Eugene TAN, 陳維德

Everyday Life is Full Melancholy, But Also a Source of Infinite Inspiration, Leading to Small Revolution: Current Trend in Japanese Art - Yukie KAMIYA, 神谷幸江

Unlimited - Political Art and Fresh Air - PI Li, 皮力

Thai Contemporary Art in Post-Millennia Charm and Chasm - Josef NG, 吳承祖

Related event

venue	date
ZKM \| Museum of Contemporary Art, Karlsruhe, Germany \| ZKM Museum fu Neue Kunst	2007

Artist

anothermountainman, 又一山人,

Araya RASDJARMREARNSOOK, อารยา ราษฎร์จำเริญสุข,

Atelier Bow-Wow, アトリエ・ワン,

Aye Ko,

B.M. KAMATH,

Bani ABIDI,

Chatchai PUIPIA, ชาติชาย ปุยเปีย,

CHEN Chieh-Jen, 陳界仁,

CHEN Wenbo, 陳文波,

CHEN Wenling, 陳文令,

Chiharu NISHIZAWA, 西澤千晴,

Chiharu SHIOTA, 塩田千春,

HOANG Duong Cam, 黃陽琴,

JEONG Jeongju, 정정주,

JIN Siyon, 진시영,

Jitish KALLAT,

Jun NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA, 阮初芝淳,

JUNG Yeondoo, 정연두,

Justin PONMANY,

KIM Dongwook, 김동욱,

KIM Joon, b. 1966, 김준,

KIM Sunghwan, 김성환,

KIM Youngjin, b. 1961, 김영진,

Manit SRIWANICHPOOM, มานิต ศรีวานิชภูมิ,

Mari FURUKAWA,

Matthew Mingfook NGUI,

MIAO Xiaochun, 繆曉春,

Mioon, 뮌,

Mitsuhiro OKAMOTO, 岡本光博,

Momoyo TORIMITSU, 鳥光桃代,

Muchen, 慕辰,

Muneteru UJINO, 宇治野宗輝,

Naoya HATAKEYAMA, 畠山直哉,

NG Teckyong Francis, 黃德榮,

NGUYEN Manh Hung,

NI Haifeng, 倪海峰,

Noraset VAISAYAKUL,

OH Yongseok (b. 1976), 오용석,

PARK Hongsoon, 박홍순,

PARK Junebum, 박준범,

Porntaweesak RIMSAKUL, พรทวีศักดิ์ ริมสกุล,

QIU Xiaofei, 仇曉飛,

Raqs Media Collective,

Reena SAINI KALLAT,

RHEE Kibong, 이기봉,

Richard STREITMATTER-TRAN,

Rirkrit TIRAVANIJA, ฤกษ์ฤทธิ์ ตีระวนิช,

Takashi KURIBAYASHI, 栗林隆,

Wit PIMKANCHANAPONG, วิชญ์ พิมพ์กาญจนพงศ์,

Yasuhiro SUZUKI, 鈴木康廣,

Organiser

ZKM | Museum of Contemporary Art (Karlsruhe, Germany)

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