Chinese artist Xu Tan's 'Keywords Project', begun in 2005, focuses on the relationship between vocabulary and consciousness. It consists of two components: 'Searching for Keywords' and 'Keywords School'. For the first part, 'keyword groups' are analyzed and compiled through interviews, surveys and collections from different regions of China. At the 'Keyword Schools', these keywords were discussed and exchanged in various public settings. 'Keyword Schools' has been carried out in Shanghai, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Shenzhen, Graz, New York, Guangzhou, Stockholm, Venice, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Qingdao, and Toronto. In 2011, the project came to a close at the Shenzhen OCT Contemporary Art Terminal. The present publication is a complete collection and introduction of the materials collected for this project.

Please note that two of the articles, 'Preface' by Huang Zhuan and 'On the Keywords of "Keywords": My Thoughts and Some Words' by Xu Tan, are available in English in a supplementary booklet attached to this publication.

Alternative title

Yu ci yi shi yu yi shu: xu tan 'guan jian ci' shi jue yu yan shi yan xiang mu dang an

Access level

Onsite

Location code
MON.XUT
Language

Chinese - Simplified

Publication/Creation date

2011

No of pages

447

ISBN / ISSN

9787536244962

No of copies

2

Content type

artist monograph, 

catalogue

Chapter headings

關於’關鍵詞’的關鍵詞-自述與一些詞 - XU Tan, 徐坦

在語詞、意識與藝術之間-關於’可能的語詞遊戲-徐坦語言工作室’策劃以及叢書編輯的談話 - HUANG Zhuan, 黃專, XU Tan, 徐坦

項目工作步驟、流程 - WANG Jing, 王景

凡例 - WANG Jing, 王景

Vocabulary, Consciousness (yi shi), and Art - The 'Keywords' Case Files from Xu Tan's Visual Linguis
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