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Artist Sun Xun is working with the
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Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet is delighted to announce
details of major new artwork by Chinese artist Sun Xun, for the second Audemars
Piguet Art Commission. The installation will be unveiled at Art Basel in Miami
Beach 2016.
This will be one of Sun Xun’s most ambitious projects. The
Chinese artist’s entire multidisciplinary arsenal will be mobilized in the
large-scale immersive environment of the installation. In addition to 2D and 3D
animation, the work will include traditional scroll paintings, ink drawings,
various architectural and design elements, as well as sound. The installation
will be presented to the public on the Miami Beach oceanfront, and will span a
city block across from Collins Park.
Since 2006, Sun Xun has overseen a large and growing
animation studio to realize his increasingly complex productions. Time Spy, a
film animation included in the installation, will be created using classic
Chinese illustration methods, in which every frame is a fully executed woodcut.
The work has required the assistance of hundreds of Chinese art students who
have been supporting Sun Xun in the production of each individually crafted
woodcut. The 3D animation will be projected onto a screen, which the audience
will view through custom glasses designed by the artist.
Artist Sun Xun said: “The Audemars Piguet Art Commission is
one of my most ambitious projects to date, a complex production which has
required a great deal of technical accuracy, a vast team of assistants and the
latest technologies. The intricate craftsmanship at the heart of Audemars
Piguet is similar to my own artistic practice, and being selected to produce
this commission has allowed me to work with the highest quality resources, with
support from an exceptional team.”
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These woodcut illustrations were used
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In 2015, Sun Xun was invited to Audemars Piguet’s home in Le
Brassus to learn about the brand’s 141-year tradition of precision and expert
craftsmanship. Considered one of China’s most talented young artists, Sun Xun
was selected for his mastery of many interdisciplinary fields and highly
experimental working methods, mirroring the forward thinking and technical
excellence inherent to Audemars Piguet’s watchmaking.
The Audemars Piguet Art Commission supports artists in the
creation of works of exceptional complexity and precision. A defining aspect of
the Commission is that it not only provides the selected artists with
resources, but also creates links to special expertise required to realize
original artworks. For Sun Xun’s installation, Audemars Piguet is working
closely with the artist to secure the highest quality of optical and projection
devices necessary to construct the project.
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Sun Xun's installation will be unveiled at
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Growing up in a time immediately following the Chinese
Cultural Revolution, themes of global history, culture, memory and politics
have had a profound impact on Sun Xun’s work. For his installation in Miami
Beach, Sun Xun will explore the Five Elements – metal, wood, fire, water, and
earth – that structure the universe according to Chinese cultural tradition.
Bridging classical and modern art and exploring the history and metaphysics of
the world that surrounds us, the installation, among its many layers of
meaning, amounts to a prolonged meditation on time, both in content and in
form.
Olivier Audemars, Vice Chairman of the Board of Audemars
Piguet, said: “The Audemars Piguet Art Commission seeks to explore topics of
complexity and precision, in projects that demand the highest level of
execution and skill. Sun Xun’s practice, blending centuries-old artistic techniques
with 21st century technology, is a perfect fit for the Commission. All of us at
Audemars Piguet are delighted to be collaborating with one of the most original
representatives of this generation of Chinese artists.”
The development and presentation of the installation was
undertaken in collaboration with the artist’s three galleries: Sean Kelly
Gallery in New York, ShanghART Gallery in Shanghai and Singapore and Edouard
Malingue Gallery in Hong Kong.
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