Xu is an internationally recognized artist whose work encourages viewers to go beyond their worlds and discover the unexpected.”. Book from the Sky is considered to be a representative of the “1985 Fine Arts New Wave” (simplified Chinese: 85美术新潮; traditional Chinese: 85美術新潮; pinyin: Bāwŭ Měishù Xīncháo), and has been interpreted as “a primary symbol of the broad liberalization movement that characterized the years prior to the Tiananmen massacre”. Exhibition Location: Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art, London, UK, Exhibition Location: Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, USA, The Allure of Matter: Material Art From China, Background Story - Landscape after Huang Gongwang, Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World, Phoenix (2015) -- All the World's Futures, Background Story: A New Approach to Landscape Painting, Xu Bing and Children's Forest Project: A Special Exhibition in Taiwan, Nine Deaths, Two Births: Xu Bing’s Phoenix Project, Book From the Ground: From Point to Point, Xu Bing: Book from the Sky to Book from the Ground, An Installation by Xu Bing: Background Story 7, "Book from the Sky" to "Book from the Ground"–The Book Works of Xu Bing, Xu Bing: El Pozo de la Verdad/The Well of Truth, The Tobacco Project: A Series of Installations Created by Xu Bing. With the author’s characteristic eloquence and honesty, I Hope We Choose Love proposes heartfelt solutions on the topics of violence, complicity, family, vengeance, and forgiveness. Booktopia offers thousands of eBooks, daily discounted books and flat rate shipping of $7.95 per online book order. Xu Bing Chinese. Descended from the traditions of oral storytelling, spoken word, and queer punk poetry, Kai Cheng Thom’s debut collection is evocative and unforgettable. February 24, 2017, By: Kelly Beatty Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. This set of four books forms part of an eponymous installation first displayed in Beijing in 1988. There's also an option to print a black-on-white version of the all-sky chart — just use the printer icon at top right. From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea "This book's themes can resonate with any child who feels excluded (or excludes others) and can also open up conversations about nonbinary gender identities. Since its completion in the early 1990s, this profound meditation on the nature of language has been exhibited globally, a testimony to its provocative power and ability to engage viewers beyond its original context. At school, though, they must endure inquisitive looks and difficult questions from the other children, and have trouble finding friends who will accept them for who they are. We also now offer the option to turn off the Sun, in order to show which stars are up during the daytime. If you have questions about how to use this sky chart, please email us at help@skyandtelescope.org. The Travis Walton UFO incident was an alleged alien abduction of an American forestry worker, Travis Walton, by a UFO on November 5, 1975, while he was working in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests near Snowflake, Arizona. Book from the Sky has been interpreted by some as a reaction to the propaganda of Xu's youth in Maoist China, where language was manipulated and abused by those in power. May 31, 2011, By: Alan MacRobert The book, which consists of four volumes totaling 604 pages, was printed in a single print run of 126 copies between 1987 and 1991,:61 and was first publicly exhibited in October 1988, in Beijing's China Art Gallery.