tsang kin-wah: BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!

subscribe via
email
RSS
facebook
twitter

articles
in brief
in full
charts
this week
this month
all time

tsang kin-wah: BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!

at: yvon lambert, paris
from: march 8th - april 5th, 2008

there is still a few days left to see the chinese artist, tsang kin-wah's text installation at the yvon lambert gallery
in paris. entitled BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! the exhibition is comprised of transparent laminating film text on white
walls accompanied by a looped soundtrack.

the artists statement:

'the prisoners think that 'white' represents purity, goodness, innocence, nobility and a closer proximity to perfection

while 'black' represents evil, inferiority, depravity, etc. so they called themselves 'white' even though they are not

totally white. what they see, what they think and where they live are all perceived as white.

the freeman, who was called the wisdom lover, grasped the 'goodness' and 'truth' after leaving the cave.

he came back one day and cried out the 'truth' - 'BLACK, BLACK, BLACK!'

'what is purity?'

'what is Impurity?'

'what is good?'

'what is evil?'

'what is love?'

'what is hate?'

'…'

'NOTHING!'

'NOTHING BUT INTERPRETATIONS!'

more:
tsang kin-wah 'f-ing t-shirt' for designboom
designboom contemporary: 'tsang kin-wah' (2005)

andy db

03.27.08

tsang kin-wah (7 articles)

kinwah tsang: the fifth seal

art | 10.03.11

animated phrases and short sentences float and move around the gallery walls, sometimes whispering things to the viewer, and other times appearing like an admonition revealing the nature of human beings and the chan...

tsang kin-wah at the hong kong museum of art

art | 07.06.09

tsang kin-wah's video installation 'it would be better if you have never been born...' is now on show at the hong kong museum of art.

tsang kin-wah at kiasma museum of contemporar

art | 11.17.08

kin wah tsang has created a new installation as part of the 'drawn in the clouds' - asian contemporary art exhibition at kiasma museum of contemporary art, helsinki.

recipe book made of paper dishes

READER'S SUBMISSION

winning first prize at the 2015 expo in milan for lunch box design, this recipe book is crafted out of paper plates which descr...

light vial by matthew crowley

READER'S SUBMISSION a personal light source that you can carry around with you. when it is no longer needed, return it to its charging dock for the ni...

BIG architects kimball art cen

architecture

the new facility is designed to balance the neutrality of an exhibition space with the distinctiveness of a building in park c...

takashi murakami: ego exhibiti

art

the interactive installation features circus tents, indoor cinemas, paintings, multimedia displays and statues, including a six...

RENAULT 4 ever behind-the-scenes

DESIGNBOOM COMPETITIONS thousands of you entered from across the world; now take an exclusive video look

'horsey' by eungi kim

DESIGNBOOM COMPETITIONS 'horsey' by eungi kim from korea is one of the shortlisted design entries from m

SELFPROMO - january 17 - march 17

DESIGN - AEROBICS how to present yourself in a creative world. different approaches to make sure your work is brought to the attention of the people that 'matter'...

POP UP - january 17 - march 17

DESIGN - AEROBICS don’t blink or you’ll miss it! in this course we’ll look at temporary structures, from living quarters and exhibition stands to container stores...

340,412 subscribers

keep up to date with recent articles and upcoming events.
to receive both newsletters please check 2 boxes.

© copyrights 2000 - 2012 designboom, all rights reserved. all material published remains the exclusive copyright of designboom.
no contents, including text, photographs, videos, etc. may be reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of designboom. in addition,
no material or contents may be reproduced on the world wide web by techniques of mirroring, framing, posting, etc. without the written consent of designboom.