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Xiang Jing
Estimate
500,000 - 600,000 HKD
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Description
- Xiang Jing
- Otherworld Series: Over Yonder
- painted fiberglass
signed in Chinese, dated 2011, and numbered 3/6
Condition
This work is generally in good condition. Upon close inspection, there are a few gentle scratch marks above back of the dog's head.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Born in Beijing in 1968, Xiang Jing graduated from the sculpture department of the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in 1995. She has also been a lecturer at the sculpture studio of the Fine Arts College of Shanghai Normal University from 1999 to 2007. The artist further founded Xiang Jing + Qu Guangci (X+Q) Sculpture Studio with her husband and artist Qu Guangci in 2007. Xiang Jing now works and lives in Beijing.
“Speaking Through the Body” used to be one of Xiang Jing’s trademarks. Through her two series Keep in Silence (2003-2005) and Naked Beyond Skin (2006-2007), Xiang Jing has been thinking and creating works around the subject of female body. Her artistic language has matured through The Virgin series, The Body series, and Naked Beyond Skin series, as manifested in some of her most important works such as Your Body (2005), The Open (2006), and Are a Hundred Playing You? Or Only One? (2007). Boldly experimenting with her sculptural language, Xiang Jing is also mindful about engaging space and mirror images when creating and installing her works. Ultimately, Xiang Jing’s artistic concerns go beyond the female identity and gender – for her, the body is used as a premise to explain and explore relationships between collective groups and the greater world. Xiang Jing’s solo exhibition "Will Things Ever Get Better?" from 2011 uses the Acrobats series and the Animal series to explore the topic of “predicament” and “human fate”, opening new possibilities in Xiang Jing’s art.
“Speaking Through the Body” used to be one of Xiang Jing’s trademarks. Through her two series Keep in Silence (2003-2005) and Naked Beyond Skin (2006-2007), Xiang Jing has been thinking and creating works around the subject of female body. Her artistic language has matured through The Virgin series, The Body series, and Naked Beyond Skin series, as manifested in some of her most important works such as Your Body (2005), The Open (2006), and Are a Hundred Playing You? Or Only One? (2007). Boldly experimenting with her sculptural language, Xiang Jing is also mindful about engaging space and mirror images when creating and installing her works. Ultimately, Xiang Jing’s artistic concerns go beyond the female identity and gender – for her, the body is used as a premise to explain and explore relationships between collective groups and the greater world. Xiang Jing’s solo exhibition "Will Things Ever Get Better?" from 2011 uses the Acrobats series and the Animal series to explore the topic of “predicament” and “human fate”, opening new possibilities in Xiang Jing’s art.