The China Project

292 Wang Youshen China b.1964 Yu Gong and his later generations ( Yu Gong he tade zizi sunsun ) 1986 Oil on masonite / 94 x 79cm / Gift of Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2008 Portrait series – Frame 1990 Collage on paper, mounted in a commercially produced silk brocade-covered concertina-folding Chinese-style album (ceye) / 30 pages: 34 x 26.5cm (each) / Gift of Nicholas Jose and Claire Roberts through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2008 Wang Zhiyuan China/Australia b.1958 Fragments 2000 Synthetic polymer paint on MDF board / 40 components ranging from 31.1 x 37 x 0.5cm to 63.5 x 57 x 0.5cm; 600 x 600cm (installed, variable) / Purchased 2002. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant Wei Dong China b.1968 Snapshot 1999 Ink and pigment on paper / 32.5 x 131.5cm / Purchased 2004. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant Xu Bing China/United States b.1955 A book from the sky 1987–91 Woodblock print, wood, leather, ivory / 4 banners: 103 x 6 x 8.5cm (each, folded); 19 boxes: 49.2 x 33.5 x 9.8cm (each, containing 4 books) / The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 1994 with funds from the International Exhibitions Program and with the assistance of The Myer Foundation and Michael Simcha Baevski through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Xu Zhen China b.1977 ShanghART Supermarket ( Australia ) 2007–08 Mixed media installation: cash register, counter, shelves, refrigerator and multiple consumer product packages / 960 x 540cm (approx., installed dimensions variable) / Purchased 2008. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Yang Fudong China b.1971 City light (Chengshi zhiguang) 2000 Mini DV, 6:40 minutes, colour, stereo, ed. 3/10 / The James C Sourris Collection. Purchased 2003 with funds from James C Sourris through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Yang Zhenzhong China b.1968 922 rice corns 2000 Betacam SP and DVD formats, 8 minutes, colour, stereo (Mandarin, English subtitles), ed. 7/10 / Purchased 2005. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation I will die (Shanghai version) 2001 Betacam SP and DVD formats, 20 minutes, colour, stereo, ed. 4/5 / The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 2006 with funds fromMichael Simcha Baevski through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Light and easy 2002 Type C photograph, ed. 8/10 / 120 x 181.7cm / Purchased 2005. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Light and easy no.5 2002 * Type C photograph, ed. 8/10 / 126 x 81.5cm (approx.) / Purchased 2005. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Light and easy no.9 2002 * Type C photograph, ed. 8/10 / 126 x 81.5cm (approx.) / Purchased 2005. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Light and easy no.15 2002 * Type C photograph, ed. 8/10 / 126 x 81.5cm (approx.) / Purchased 2005. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Light and easy no.17 2002 * Type C photograph, ed. 8/10 / 126 x 81.5cm (approx.) / Purchased 2005. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Light and easy no.24 2002 * Type C photograph, ed. 8/10 / 126 x 81.5cm (approx.) / Purchased 2005. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Yu Youhan China b.1943 Flowery bicycle 1989 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 104 x 143cm / Purchased 2007. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund Zhang Huan China/United States b.1965 12 square meters 1994 DVD, 3:02 minutes, colour, stereo, open edition / Purchased 2008. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund To add one meter to an anonymous mountain 1995 DVD, 6 minutes, colour, stereo, open edition / Purchased 2008. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund To raise the water level in a fishpond 1997 DVD, 6:19 minutes, colour, stereo, open edition / Purchased 2008. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund Zhang Peili China b.1957 Endless dancing 1999 Video installation, 8 Betacam tapes, 20 minutes, colour, stereo, ed. 1/3 / 610cm (diam., approx. installed) Purchased 2001. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Zhang Song China b.1985 Seven character quatrain 2007 Digital Betacam (PAL), 2:31 minutes, colour, stereo, ed. 1/3 / Purchased 2008. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund Zhang Xiaogang China b.1958 Reincarnation 1989 * Pencil, ink and oil on paper mounted on cloth / 76.6 x 53.3cm / Purchased 2007. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant Three comrades (from ‘Bloodline: The big family’ series) 1994 * Oil on canvas / 150 x 180cm / Purchased 1996. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation These works are displayed in the ‘Zhang Xiaogang: Shadows in the Soul’ exhibition. Zhou Xiaohu China b.1960 Utopian theatre 2006 11-channel video and fired-clay installation, 11 DVDs (1 minute each, colour, stereo), 11 television monitors, 10 sets of headphones / 189.5 x 456cm (diam., installed) / Purchased 2007. The Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund Zhu Weibing China b.1971 Ji Wenyu China b.1959 People holding flowers 2007 * Synthetic polymer paint on resin; velour, steel wire, dacron, lodestone and cotton / 400 pieces: 102 x 17 x 11cm (each) (installed dimensions variable) / The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 2008 with funds from Michael Simcha Baevski through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation This work will be displayed in ‘The Sixth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’, 2009. Loans and commissions Ah Xian China/Australia b.1960 ‘Metaphysica’ series 2007 Bronze and brass / 36 sculptures: dimensions variable / Collection: The artist Wang Qingsong China b.1966 China Red 2008–09 Ink and synthetic polymer paint on paper. Site-specific work commissioned for ‘The China Project’ / Collection: The artist