Intellectual by Nature, Poet at Heart: Xu Bing | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 15

[@CharlieHuang]

I think he's a genius. His Square Word Calligraphy has potential practical application. Indeed, I often use it in daily life to write English words in a Chinese way that is both elegant and useful.

[@jinroughdoggy242]

This is an really impressive person. His work have surgically stimulus on the mind with physically ideological changing. When I see the trash ink-painting work, the idea behind that work makes me recall one of the Zizek’s project about trash. I believe he has nearly the same idea with Zizek, as he mentioned his ultimate purpose using new method to express unprecedented idea and feeling, in similarity with philosophical meaning defined by Zizek. Although they have different theme laid on the distinct method, the core of their thinking is the same.

[@a01creativecom3]

The most important artist of the 21st century

[@julianarellano1216]

This definitely deserves more likes 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@denysebertoni7717]

Great artist! Longing to see his first film at the Locarno Film Festival tomorrow.

[@mayk8579]

"Book from the Sky" now on view in HK Museum of Art, very excited to be seeing it

[@st.patrik4325]

What an interesting artist!

[@denysebertoni7717]

Most interesting artist. Longing to see his first film at the Locarno Film Festival tomorrow.

[@teresakeleher]

great story, well told

[@monet23232]

Great artist who makes you think. Scholarly as well.

[@TerryLim94]

One true genius

[@patrycjat2094]

「もっと多くの人が必要なので、このビデオをもっと

[@timzoneking]

you guys do realize that Xu bing and john lennon look unbelievably alike right? it's funnier that when Yoko Ono visited CAFA in 2015, where Xu hosted the event. XD

[@JW-vd3uy]

jiang tian zong, wo shi wang jing yuan. funny to see u here. XD

[@JW-vd3uy]

funny observation BTW

[@KamiPhoenix]

Great artist but the video really butchered his name... So disrespectful.

[@seinundzeiten]

he is the Chinese version of Picasso

[@chiulianwong36]

我想沒有人能看得懂徐冰先生的英文字母中文，因為他寫的字不是文字，我也懂英文和書法，也讀過美術和設計學，可是我就不知道他這種所謂的中文的意義所在？ 可能大家可以看成是一般的設計或是現代藝術吧，其影響之大遠多過實際的成就。 公石點評戊戌秋

[@user-vu3gr7ul1h]

他的英文字母中文的系列作品叫做天书，天书在中文中的意思即读不懂的书，他所创造的字符其实懂英语的能看懂一些简单的字比如happy，time之类，因为他的字母和偏旁部首的替换是有规律的，我在看讲座时能猜出很多。在现场展览的时候会附上写字区，有可供描红的字贴和笔墨纸砚，很多西方人会拿起笔用中国的方式书写他们的单词，这种体验过程本身也是一种由参与带来的行为艺术，很多中国孩子被家长带去猜字谜一样考考小孩，很有意思，开拓思维。他还有一个系列叫做地书，是类似于emoji的表情符号，这些符号是人类都能读懂的比如🚶‍♀️🏠➡️🥣，即使是没受过教育的人也能读懂，但是缺少感情因素，不明白这个符号的行为背后是开心或者愤怒。这是一种当代艺术，探究下去其实也蛮好玩的，您说有一点我很同意，影响之大远过于实际成就，这不是实用美术或者工具，当代艺术的大部分特征之一就是这样

[@mengkweechee7447]

Am I a generation? Im a 徐

[@AmiiboFarmer]

Fortnite toys.

[@johnnytony593]

So, you have contacts and resources and decide to make dioramas and carnival figures out of junk? It's the artisan equivalent of those silly, expensive ripped jeans bought at the mall. Not very impressed.

[@emdeearts274]

It is not about what he makes, but it is the context within he makes it and the messaging behind it. If you only focus on the tangible end product, you are missing out on a lot in contemporary art.

[@johnnytony593]

@@emdeearts274Please explain, because I don't think I'm missing anything.

[@odakker3805]

​@@johnnytony593 while you might not be able to appreciate this work, or even see it as art, Xu's Book from the Sky aren't "carnival figures" made "out of junk". every single character out of the 4000 unique characters that are printed on there were carefully and intentionally carved from pear wood to replicate Kangxi radicals in a way that follows traditional Chinese characters. to a Chinese person, the work is unintelligible but resembles characters they know in an uncanny manner. no matter the interpretation of the audience, one cannot dismiss the extraordinary feat that is the intricate carvings and printing of every scroll and page in the installation.

[@TaylorMade511]

Disagreed.

[@shaunclark425]

ARE YOU A LIBERAL LEFTY TYPE?? IT WOULD MAKE SENCE AS WHEN PEOPLE SEE HOW MOA MANIPULATED LANGUAGE THEY MIGHT REALISE HOW THE LIBERAL LEFT DOES AND ALL THEIR BRAINWASHING AND MANIPULATION WOULD BE EXPOSED...

[@tienglongmy]

Not art

[@shaunclark425]

OH DEAR...LIBTARD SNOWFLAKE ALERT??