ZHANG DING 张鼎
b. 1980, works and lives in Shanghai
ZHANG DING 张鼎
2013
free-standing sculpture
Tinted copper and 24K gold
11(H)*21*12cm
Edition of 3
+ 1AP
ZD_0350
This hand sculpture is not unlike the rest as it mirrors materialistic masses sans individual identity. Here the hand holds simply a potato, a substance implying hunger, or worse gluttony. ZHANG has stated that the black, gold and silver color scheme of the exhibit is purely for aesthetic purposes, and one cannot deny that it is pleasing. Still, the strong glowing gold of the potato does not go unnoticed. This food substance is our gold; the heart of materialism in society. Though seemingly the most simple of the passive hand sculptures, Potato is powerful in its deeper meaning; speaking to our inherent material nature.
Richelle Simon in July 2013
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Related Exhibitions:
Common Ground: UCCA 15th Anniversary Patrons Collection Exhibition,
UCCA, Beijing
04.16, 2022
-08.14, 2022
Clutch,
ShanghART H-Space, Shanghai
09.06, 2013
-11.24, 2013
Gold & Silver,
Galerie Krinzinger, Austria
04.10, 2013
-05.05, 2013
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