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exhibition

The Alp                           
The Bedroom                 
The Cable              
The Camera (16)         
The Camera (17)             
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate            
The Jog             
The Lighting           
The Link             
The Looty           
The Map             
The Mask           
The Postcard        
The Route          
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture    
The Smart City   
The Toyota    
The Vitrine      

Bengawan Solo            
Café Togo           
Songs of SPECX         
The Currency-Sensing 01         
The Currency-Vinyl          
The Gesture I         
The Gesture II        
The Guestbook            
The Sallow Sea          


Ghost In The Sea            
Too Loud A Dust            
On The Faience Of Your Eyes       
There Are Lights That Never Go Out
I'll Be Back   
Resistance is Futile      Modern Life is Dull       

The  Cultural Center    /   文  化  館


2018-2020
installation
light table 180 x 180 cm, magnifying glass 
set of 5 zinc alloy coins
work commissioned by Ullens Center for Contemporary Art and Centre Pompidou
 
In the multimedia installation The Cultural Center, Chihying employs display techniques reminiscent of those used in museums and cultural institutions to examine and showcase images. The installation features a series of five commemorative coins and transparent monochrome images, drawing inspiration from the "China’s Treasure Island of Taiwan General Commemorative" coins issued as political propaganda by the Chinese government between 2003 and 2005. The installation centres around a round lighting table displaying numerous black and white circular images that imply Chinese influences and Global South strategies, using currency as a medium to deconstruct the hidden network of the world economy. Through Chihying’s newly designed set of commemorative coins, the artist explores themes of geopolitical imagination and assertion; each coin represents one of five African cultural institutions established or constructed by multinational Chinese firms. These institutions include a theatre, two cultural palaces, a history museum, and an art museum. The monochrome image boards, displayed on circular light boxes, served as initial references for the coin designs. Ultimately, they unveil a global history of colonialism—transcending national borders and time—transforming the unseen nodes of political tension into a visible and tangible artwork.

Installation view at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, 2020
Special thanks for the support from Alicia Knock and Yung Ma


Related Information ︎
︎︎︎ Centre Pompidou                                                  
︎︎︎ Ullens Center for Contemporary Art                              
︎︎︎ Art Asia Pacific                                                       
︎︎︎ Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden               


work

The Alp        
The Bedroom           
The Cable              
The Camera (16)        
The Camera (17)        
The Camera (36)
The Camera (65)
The Chat
The Cultural Center
The Dust
The Figure
The Gate           
The Jog            
The Lighting          
The Link             
The Looty           
The Map             
The Mask           
The Postcard       
The Route         
The Sallow Man
The Sculpture   
The Smart City   
The Toyota    
The Vitrine     


collective

Bengawan Solo           
Café Togo          
Songs of SPECX          The Currency-Sensing 01   The Currency-Vinyl    The Gesture I         
The Gesture II          The Guestbook            The Sallow Sea         


exhibition

Ghost In The Sea       Too Loud A Dust           
On The Faience Of Your Eyes   There Are Lights That Never Go Out         I'll Be Back           Resistance is Futile    
Modern Life is Dull