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Big Tail Elephant 大尾象 is a group of three artists from Guangzhou :
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Liang Juhui 梁矩辉 ( 1959-2006), Lin Yi Lin 林一林 (1964 ), Chen Shaoxiong 陈劭雄
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( 1962 - 2016 ) then joined by Xu Tan 徐坦 ( 1957 ) .
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They want to protest against the rapid urbanization of Guangzhou and its consequences
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through photography, performance, installation and video in peculiar locations of their
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city ( parking lots, works in progress, parks ).
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Exhibitions selection |
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1991 / 1997
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The group put together 6 exhibits in different places throughout Guangzhou :
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1991
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1st exhibition 29.01 04.02 in the premises of the Worker's Palace.
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1992
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2nd exhibition in October Big Tail Group: Broadcast / Television at University.
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1993
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3rd exhibition at the Red Ants Bar.
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1994
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4th exhibition 28.11 03.12 No Room, 14 San Yu Road, in an old shanty house located
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east of the center of town.
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1995
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5th exhibition in Linhe Road, a street of Guangzhou.
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1996
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6th exhibition 06.01 07.01 Possibility – Big Tail Elephant, The Basement of Zhongguang
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Building, Guangzhou
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1998
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The most recent works from the group are exhibited at the Polytechnical University
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in Hong Kong.
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1998
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05.09 18.10 First exhibition outside China, in Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland and last one
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as a group.
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The group stops working together but each artist individually takes part in international
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exhibitions.
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2003
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PAUSE 4th Guangzhou Biennial.
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2005
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Zone d'Urgence 50th Venice Biennial.
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2016
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First retrospective of the group at the Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou.
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12.06 07.10 Operation PRD - One Hour, No Room, Five shows. |
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Performances sélection |
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Chen Shaoxiong 陈劭雄
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Seven days of silence : |
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The artist coats with black paint the plastic curtains from the hall and marks the date
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every time to show his detachment from Time.
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Lin Yi Lin 林一林 - performance - video
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Safely Maneuvering Across Linhe Road :
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From demolition debris, the artist builds a wall, piece by piece, from one side of a street
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then moves them to the other side where he builds them up again transforming
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the movement of circulation.
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Lin Yi Lin 林一林- installation
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The
Result of 1000 pieces:
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A
wall of bricks is built all around him.
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Liang Juhui 梁矩辉- Performance
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One
Hour Game:
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The
artist plays video games for an hour in a construction site elevator.
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XuTan 徐坦 - Multimedia installations
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The
artist uses fluorescent tubes from nightclubs’ karaoke of the town
for his multimedia
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installations.
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Danièle Sicard
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Big Tail Elephant 大尾 象 - Lin Yilin 林一林
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Big Tail Elephant 大尾 象 - Xu Tan 徐坦
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Big Tail Elephant 大尾 象 - Chen Shaoxiong 陈劭雄
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Big Tail Elephant 大尾 象 - Liang Juhui 梁矩辉
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大尾象 Big Tail Elephant
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Kunsthalle Bern
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texts : Bernard Fibicher, Hou Hanru, Huang Zhuan
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1998
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in chinese in english in german |
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104 p
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isbn : 3857801204
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Big Tail Elephant 大尾 象 大尾象 聯合藝術展
21.10 01.11 1992
Guangdong Broadcast & Television University, Guangzhou
Invitation
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大尾 象 Operation PDR BIG TAIL ELEPHANTS
One Hour, No Room, Five Shows
三角洲行动之大尾一小时 没空间 五回展
14.06 07.10 2016 Guangzhou
poster
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