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Hehe Xiexie May 2010, Mirror Finished Stainless Steel Left: 600 x 420 x 380 cm, Right: 600 x 426 x 390 cm
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Confucius said: Gentlemen are diverse while being harmonious. Social responsibility of Confucianism, Taoist "use close to get far", and the Buddhist ideals of cause and effect, they all speak harmony of thought. Heaven and man as one, harmonious society and development, harmonious cities and families bring prosperity all over the world. Hehe Xiexie is an image of two sitting pandas that harbor dreaming, righteousness with courage, perseverance, optimism, tolerance, and generosity. One is called "Hehe" the other "Xiexie", they are made of mirror-finished stainless-steel. In honor of the Shanghai World Expo, it will be erected on the north Expo Axis to serve as a permanent public sculpture near the China and Taiwan Pavilion.
As harmony grows among people as well as nations, peace will flourish in the world. Hehe Xiexie (Harmony) is the common dream of all inhabitants worldwide. As people advocate justice, pursue peace, and oppose war, a healthier environment is created on earth, making it more equal, more free and more gratifying. By establishing a new international order and the rising of great compassion, harmony can thrive in the world, with nature and in prospering times. This is our so called "grand harmony", to allow people to move completely from our big-self to our little-self and on to no-self, and then from no-self be released, always refining oneself to tolerant, harmonious, and generous new heights. |
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Three Legged Buddha May 2010, Copper and Steel 860 x 1280 x 690 cm |
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Three Legged Buddha will reside permanently at the Storm King Art Center in upper-state New York. It is a scenic sculpture park five hundred acre large. The park displays a collection of postwar works including renowned artists Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Isamu Noguchi, Louise Bourgeois and Richard Serra. The area is surrounded by the undulating contours of the Hudson Highlands, and the scenery varies as the seasons change offering viewers an alluring and unique regalement of sculptures. Website: http://www.stormking.org |
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Three Heads Six Arms May 2010, Copper and Steel 800 x 1800 x 1000 cm |
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In celebration of thirty years of friendship between San Francisco and Shanghai, the large-scale copper sculpture Three Head Six Arms will be displayed in front of the San Francisco Civic Center for a year and a half. |
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Free Tiger Returns to Mountains May-July 2010 |
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Pepsi Hexie June 1, 2010 |
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June 1, 2010, Zhang Huan Studio officially begins it's "Pepsi Hexie" project with Pepsi Cola. Pepsi Cola is the official beverage sponsor of the USA pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo.
Zhang Huan's two six-meter high mirror-finished stainless steel panda sculptures "Hehe Xiexie" are two symbolic permanent public sculpture for the Expo. Pepsi has joined hands with the "Hehe Xiexie" pandas, and released commemorative edition "Pepsi Hexie" bottles. To commemorate this Pepsi Hexie" moment. The creator of the Hexie pandas, Zhang Huan, celebrity ambassador for the Shanghai Expo and spokesperson for Pepsi-Cola Huang Xiaoming as well as observer for the "Pepsi Hexie" event and author Han Han put the signature on the giant bottle.
On her visit to China, Pepsi-Cola global CEO Indra Nooyi was presented with two pairs of limited edition "Hehe Xiexie" sculptures by Zhang Huan Studio and made a gift of one of the pairs to American Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. |
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Ashman July-September 2010 |
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Zhang Huan will hold his first large-scale retrospective exhibition in Europe at PAC Museum of Fine Arts in Milan, Italy. Works include artist's creations from the past two decades. |
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Tunnel 109 July-October 2010 |
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Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing will hold a solo exhibition for Zhang Huan. One of the main artworks include Bao Cheng line 109 train that was derailed and scorched at the time of the 5/12 Wenchuan earthquake. Website: http://www.ucca.org.cn |
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Semele October 10, 2010 October 29, 2010 |
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Zhang Huan is the director and stage designer of the Handel's Baroque oratorio Semele that will be performed at the Poly Theater in Beijing and the Shanghai Grand Theater. This opera premiered September 2009 at le Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium. The opera achieved great success. |
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Semele May 2012 |
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Handel's Baroque opera Semele is directed and stage designed by Zhang Huan which will be performed at the Toronto Opera House in Canada |
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Rising 2012 |
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The large-scale sculpture Rising will be inaugurated the same time as the newly built Toronto Shangri- la hotel and placed at its entrance. This project triumphed over numerous projects of other candidates, and was selected unanimously by Shangri-la Hotel Group developers and local art museum professionals. Zhang Huan will bring the original and vivid language of sculpture to the city. |