ニューヨーク近代美術館のインスタグラム(themuseumofmodernart) - 6月10日 08時01分

#SongDong's 1996 performance “Breathing” zeroes in on the act of breathing in two charged public spaces in Beijing—and speaks to the way that art is intertwined with living, resistance as well as futility. For this performance, the artist laid face down on the ground of Tiananmen Square in subzero conditions, remaining for forty minutes until the condensation from his breath formed a thin layer of ice, which melted soon afterwards. The next day, he repeated the act on the frozen surface of Lake Houhai, an artificial lake in Beijing, and the ice remained intact.

In the years following the bloody 1989 student protests in #TiananmenSquare, many artists in China produced works that captured the insurgent spirit of the time, and challenged government censorship. Choosing to perform at night and in the early morning, Song intentionally avoided a public scene, which would likely have invited intervention by the authorities. Explore more defiant artworks by Chinese artists made in the wake of the protests at the link in our bio.
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[Song Dong. “Breathing.” 1996. Two color transparencies (diptych), two light boxes, printed 2018. © 2020 Song Dong]

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