Spring is delighted to announce our first major exhibition: “The Universe of Naming” by leading Chinese artist and thinker Qiu Zhijie 邱志杰.

We invite you to join us on May 11 for Qiu’s artist talk and a rare glimpse of his work in progress (the exhibition will not open until May 23). He will talk about his work-in-progress in conversation with Leung Chi Wo, Jane DeBevoise and Anthony Yung.  Qiu Zhijie will have just concluded a two-day workshop with Hong Kong-based art students whose contributions will become part of the expansive installation at Spring.  Please click here for more details.

Qiu Zhjie’s detailed maps redefine our world in a close examination of its actual and conceptual territories. During his residency at Spring Workshop in May 2013, the artist re-imagines this terrain with large-scale maps made of ink and tape.  Found objects and spheres of glass, wood and steel are placed throughout, resulting in a landscape of new interrelationships. The maps’ journey began in Rotterdam with Qiu’s exhibition “Blueprints” (2012) at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art which also featured the Map of Reactivation that served as the artistic statement of the 2012 Shanghai Biennale.

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