'Unusual Scene' is an exhibition about the unlimited possibilities of contemporary art, covering issues from the fields of science, sociology, and religion. The present catalogue is divided into 5 volumes. Vol.1: Report on Necromancy is on Cang Xin whose performance works are compared to shamanistic rituals. Vol.2: Report on Creature is about Shen Shaomin's Frankensteinian creations formed from animal bones and marble glue. Vol.3: Report on Luxury is on Shi Jinsong who transforms tools such as motorcylces and baby carriages into curious sculptures. Vol.4: Report on Psychology focuses on Wu Guozhong's hairy sculptures made of wood and bristles. Vol.5: Report on Parasitolgy is about Qu Yan's insects made with computer parts.

Please note that the catalogue provides biographical information of all artists except Shi Jinsong.
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Onsite

Location code
EX.CHN.UNS
Language

Chinese - Simplified, 

English

Publication/Creation date

2005

ISBN / ISSN

9787543448810

No of copies

1

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Vol. 1: Report on Necromancy

Unusual Scene: Another Kind of Secret Life of Cang Xin - Necromancy - ZHAO Shulin, 趙樹林

和它們融為一體: 蒼鑫的薩滿想像 (in Chinese only) - ZHU Qi, 朱其

A Shaman in Beijing - LI Zhiwen, 李之文

Account in Cang Xin's own words - CANG Xin, 蒼鑫

Vol. 2: Report on Creature

Unusual Scene: The Present Metaphor of Virus - Plague - ZHAO Shulin, 趙樹林

Digital Pestilence

Shen Shaomin: Bones of Contention - John MACDONALD

Barebone Creatures: The Art of Shen Shaomin - GU Zhenqing, 顧振清

Vol. 3: Report of Luxury

Unusual Scene: The Pleasant Sensation of Enforcing Maltreatment - Luxury - ZHAO Shulin, 趙樹林

Vol. 4: Report on Psychology

Unusual Scene: Brillant End - Nerve - ZHAO Shulin, 趙樹林

Return to Life - WU Gaozhong, 吳高鍾

Night. Stranger (in Chinese only) - WU Gaozhong, 吳高鍾

藝術是有毒的 - 吳高鍾和孟凡的一次對話 (in Chinese only)

藝術和生活: 侯波和吳高鍾的一次網上對話

Vol. 5: Report on Parasitology

Unusual Scene: The Fable of Life - Parasitism - ZHAO Shulin, 趙樹林

Report on Parasitology (in Chinese only) - QU Yan, 渠岩

Interview about Parasitology (in Chinese only)

Talking with Hacker (in Chinese only)

Unusual Scene - Five Chinese Contemporary Artists' Case Analysis
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Unusual Scene - Five Chinese Contemporary Artists' Case Analysis, 異相景觀 - 五個中國當代藝術家個案分析