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1965
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Sheng Qi 盛奇was born in Hefei, Anhui province, China.
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1984
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He was a member of the 1985 New Wave Movement;, movement involving artists
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not selected to participate in the 6th exhibition in Beijing.
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1986
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He was one of the founders with Zhao Jianhai, Kang Mu, Zheng Yuke and Xi Jianjun,
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of the Chinese art group : Concept 21. The name of the group is also the title of
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their First performance, given on the Campus of Beijing University.
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1987
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The next Year, they used the Great Wall, in Gubeikou, and the Summer Palace
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as backdrops.
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But the group was quickly censored. |
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1988
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He graduated from the Beijing Central Academy of Arts and Design.
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1989
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After the events of Tian'an men Square, in a sign of protest, he cut off the little
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finger on his left hand and buried it in a flowerpot ; then he left his country for
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Europe. |
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1990
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He spent two years in Roma.. |
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1993
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He moved to London and studied at Central saint Martin's College of Art and Design.
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1998
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He graduated with a M.F.A. from Central saint Martin's College of Art and Design, London.
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1999
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He went live in Beijing and taught at the Central Academy of Art and Design.
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2010
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He returned to London where he currently lives. |
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Danièle Sicard |
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Sheng Qi 盛奇 - Madness - Appropriation
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En souvenir du 4 juin, Sheng Qi s'est sectionné l'auriculaire gauche. |
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Sur sa paume ouverte, une photographie d'identité jaunissante.
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Si les souvenirs passent, le corps mutilé reste. Le cliché fait le tour du monde.
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Art de l'éphémère par nature, la perfomance prend l'image comme support
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d'enregistrement, sans se douter que ces reproductions d'une réalité mise en scène
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deviendront dans le monde de l'art contemporain les icônes de la photographie
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chinoise post-Tiananmen. La relation décisive n'unit plus l'artiste et son sujet,
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mais le performeur - ou son image - et le spectateur. La photographie se théâtralise.
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Philippe Pataud Célérier |
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La Chine dans l'objectif des Chinois extrait |
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in Le Monde diplomatique N° 706 Janvier 2013 p 14-15 |
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