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"Demi-Gods and Part-Time Deities" (搔首弄姿) |
| ARTIST |
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Liu Dao 六岛 |
| MEDIA |
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LED display, one-way glass, teakwood frame |
| EDITION |
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Unique |
| DATE |
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Made in island6, Shanghai 2012 |
| SIZE |
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42(W)×42(H)×8(D) cm | 16.5(W)×16.5(H)×3.1(D) inches |
| TECH SPECS |
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3×MWLPV20-5 (INPUT 100~240VAC@0.55A / OUTPUT 5V@3A) |
| WEIGHT |
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UNCRATED: 7.8 kg | 17.2 lb • CRATED: 18 kg | 39.7 lb |
| CRATE SIZE |
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50(W)×50(H)×19(D) cm | 19.6(W)×19.6(H)×7.4(D) inches |
| EXPOSURE |
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• "Ooh La La!" at studio rouge on the bund
• "WTF! 400 Years Exploring the World" at Gallery Cncpt13 (via Pantocrátor Gallery) |
| CREDITS |
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Xu Yihan 徐义涵 (performance) • Loo Ching Ling 吕晶琳 (video) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production coordination) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction & technical guidance) • Jack Mur (video assistant) • Camille Jaganathen (video documentation) |
| ABOUT |
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In a world of “you are what you eat”, half the work equals half the compensation. But does half the compensation necessarily mean half the work? Is that cupcake from lunch worth worth the extra 20 minutes on the treadmill? In this tongue in cheek LED animation, Liu Dao presents those whose life is deemed half of what they would wish: demi-gods, torn between the plainness of humans and the illustrious victories of the Gods on Mt. Olympus. With half the strength, they may certainly not echo those Grecian sculptures, nor those statuesque males from Bruce Weber’s photographs, but that doesn’t mean our slim(er) LED doesn’t have anything to offer - look at how he painstakingly attempts to seduce you with his flexing of ‘discreet’ muscle. Who knows, he may be the next Hercules… [Jack Mur] |
| STATUS |
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Currently located in Amsterdam. Please contact Pantocrátor Gallery for inquiries. |
