Yin Xiuzhen Splash 1 This online exhibition presents sculptures and reliefs by Beijing-based artist Yin Xiuzhen, a pioneer of Chinese performance and installation art since the early 1990s.Yin uses everyday objects that, by virtue of their proximity to the bodies and daily lives of countless individuals, can act as poignant carriers of memories. Harnessing the affective and mnemonic power of such materials, especially secondhand clothes, her art registers collective experiences too often left out of national histories while pointing to disquieting, interconnected phenomena of global import: breakneck urbanization; unchecked environmental destruction; and globalization’s erasure of difference, among them. As with David before Goliath, Yin’s art confronts these challenges, turning its worn garments and brittle porcelain into potent conduits for what the artist calls “a spirit of invincibility.” Read More Detail, Yin Xiuzhen, Bookshelf No. 17, 2009-2013 Yin Xiuzhen, Bookshelf No. 17, 2009-2013, used clothes and wood, 50-3/16" x 33-7/16" x 11-5/8" (127.5 cm x 85 cm x 29.5 cm) Learn More “The Chinese scholar Su Shi used to say that even Confucius started learning by reading books. Everyone’s personal experience is like a thick set of volumes.”Yin Xiuzhen Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Yin Xiuzhen Bookshelf No. 17 2009-2013 used clothes and wood 50-3/16" x 33-7/16" x 11-5/8" (127.5 cm x 85 cm x 29.5 cm) $85,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Installation view, Yin Xiuzhen: Second Skin, Pace Gallery, Beijing, Mar 18 – May 8, 2010 © Yin Xiuzhen Yin Xiuzhen, Bookshelf No. 24, 2009-2013, Clothes, wood, and bookshelf, 102 cm x 56 cm x 23 cm (40-3/16" x 22-1/16" x 9-1/16") Learn More “I’ve collected bookshelves from different places and have made new ‘clothes’ for the books to keep them warm. These are made from old clothes, which are actually miniature versions of people’s experiences, retaining the temperature and spirit of the bodies they used to cover.”Yin Xiuzhen Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Yin Xiuzhen Bookshelf No. 24 2009-2013 Clothes, wood, and bookshelf 102 cm x 56 cm x 23 cm (40-3/16" x 22-1/16" x 9-1/16") $58,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Click to watch a video on Yin Xiuzhen's Portable Cities Yin Xiuzhen, Portable City: Hangzhou, 2011, suitcase, clothes, magnifying glass, map, 64 cm × 150 cm × 88 cm (25-3/16" × 59-1/16" × 34-5/8") installed 80 cm × 28 cm × 88 cm (31-1/2" × 11" × 34-5/8") closed Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Yin Xiuzhen Portable City: Hangzhou 2011 suitcase, clothes, magnifying glass, map 64 cm × 150 cm × 88 cm (25-3/16" × 59-1/16" × 34-5/8") installed 80 cm × 28 cm × 88 cm (31-1/2" × 11" × 34-5/8") closed $95,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Detail, Yin Xiuzhen, Wall Instrument No. 8, 2016 Yin Xiuzhen, Wall Instrument No. 2, 2016, porcelain, used clothes, 43 cm × 43 cm × 2.2 cm (16-15/16" × 16-15/16" × 7/8") Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Yin Xiuzhen Wall Instrument No. 2 2016 porcelain, used clothes 43 cm × 43 cm × 2.2 cm (16-15/16" × 16-15/16" × 7/8") How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Yin Xiuzhen, Wall Instrument No. 8, 2016, porcelain, used clothes, 92 cm × 90 cm × 1 cm (36-1/4" × 35-7/16" × 3/8") Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Yin Xiuzhen Wall Instrument No. 8 2016 porcelain, used clothes 92 cm × 90 cm × 1 cm (36-1/4" × 35-7/16" × 3/8") How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back We are in contact with ceramics in our daily lives, but because of its commonness we tend to turn a blind eye to it. I want to pull something new out of it and make it different. Yin Xiuzhen Click to watch a video on Yin Xiuzhen's Porcelain Works Yin Xiuzhen, Action No. 2, 2019, porcelain, used clothes, 93.5 cm × 88 cm × 4 cm (36-13/16" × 34-5/8" × 1-9/16") Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Carousel slide 5 Yin Xiuzhen Action No. 2 2019 porcelain, used clothes 93.5 cm × 88 cm × 4 cm (36-13/16" × 34-5/8" × 1-9/16") $58,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Yin Xiuzhen, Action No. 3, 2019, porcelain, used clothes, 92 cm × 91 cm × 4 cm (36-1/4" × 35-13/16" × 1-9/16") Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Yin Xiuzhen Action No. 3 2019 porcelain, used clothes 92 cm × 91 cm × 4 cm (36-1/4" × 35-13/16" × 1-9/16") How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Yin Xiuzhen, Ceremonial Instruments No. 30, 2016, porcelain, used clothes, 92 cm × 33.5 cm × 31 cm (36-1/4" × 13-3/16" × 12-3/16") Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Yin Xiuzhen Ceremonial Instruments No. 30 2016 porcelain, used clothes 92 cm × 33.5 cm × 31 cm (36-1/4" × 13-3/16" × 12-3/16") $60,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Yin Xiuzhen, Wall Instrument No. 4, 2016, porcelain, used clothes, 85 cm × 57 cm × 5 cm (33-7/16" × 22-7/16" × 1-15/16") Learn More Close modal Yin Xiuzhen Wall Instrument No. 4 2016 porcelain, used clothes 85 cm × 57 cm × 5 cm (33-7/16" × 22-7/16" × 1-15/16") $51,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Yin Xiuzhen, Blending Instrument – Knife No. 1, 2016, porcelain, knife, 35.6 cm × 29 cm × 4 cm (14" × 11-7/16" × 1-9/16") Learn More “When you work with ceramics, at the beginning it is in clay form and, like dough, is very soft and pliable....This innately soft thing can confine metal, so the knife is imprisoned by the clay. Using the two materials together becomes a contest or battle. During the firing process, the sharpness of the knife slowly disappears. But this struggle leaves a mark—cracked porcelain. I think this kind of contest is pervasive, for example, in nature, between people or among animals. There is a struggle to achieve some sort of balance.”Yin Xiuzhen on her Blending Instrument series Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Yin Xiuzhen Blending Instrument – Knife No. 1 2016 porcelain, knife 35.6 cm × 29 cm × 4 cm (14" × 11-7/16" × 1-9/16") Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Detail, Yin Xiuzhen, Blending Instrument – Ruler No. 3, 2017 Yin Xiuzhen, Blending Instrument – Ruler No. 3, 2017, porcelain, ruler, 90 cm × 40 cm × 3.5 cm (35-7/16" × 15-3/4" × 1-3/8") Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Yin Xiuzhen Blending Instrument – Ruler No. 3 2017 porcelain, ruler 90 cm × 40 cm × 3.5 cm (35-7/16" × 15-3/4" × 1-3/8") Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Yin Xiuzhen with her daughter in her studio, working on a Bookshelf piece © Yin Xiuzhen To inquire about works by Yin Xiuzhen, please email inquiries@pacegallery.com. Read More Yin XiuzhenA leading figure in Chinese contemporary art, Yin Xiuzhen is best known for her sculptures and installations that explore themes of the past and present, memory, globalization, and homogenization. Yin received a B.A. in oil painting from the Fine Arts Department at Capital Normal University in Beijing 1989. During this time, she moved away from painting in lieu of sculptural, performance, and installation work, often incorporating everyday materials, such as second-hand clothes, into processes that melded the fabrics with contrasting materials such as porcelain, bookcases, mirrors, and even a bisected mini-bus popular in China during the 1990s.Learn More Past, Yin Xiuzhen, In the Spirit of Invincibility, Jun 16, 2020