Singing the Body Electric
David Zwirner is pleased to present Singing the Body Electric, a group exhibition curated by Leo Xu at the gallery’s Hong Kong location, featuring work by aaajiao, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jian Yi-Hong, Wolfgang Tillmans, Wei Jia, and Lisa Yuskavage. The show’s title is derived from Walt Whitman’s ecstatic and politically nuanced poem “I Sing the Body Electric” from Leaves of Grass (1855). The exhibition includes work from across various media that likewise celebrates and complicates themes of the body and desire, while exploring physicality and identity in the context of the synthetic and alienating nature of a highly digitized world.
Image: Wei Jia, River Bay, 2019 (detail)
Dates
July 11—August 10, 2019
Opening reception
Thursday 11 July, 6–8 PM
Artist
aaajiao, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jian Yi-Hong, Wolfgang Tillmans, Wei Jia, Lisa Yuskavage
Wei Jia
Untitled, 2019
Acrylic on paper
9 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches (24.5 x 21 cm)
Wei Jia
River Bay, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
108 1/4 x 78 3/4 inches (275 x 200 cm)
Wei Jia
Untitled, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
35 3/8 x 27 1/2 inches (90 x 70 cm)
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
Harvest Moon, 2004
Chromogenic print
Framed: 69 x 49 inches (175.3 x 124.5 cm)
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
David Holstein, 30 years old, Elnora, Indiana, $25, 1990-1992
Chromogenic print
Framed: 31 3/4 x 44 inches (80.6 x 111.8 cm)
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
David Theodore Lane, 27 years old, Tucson, Arizona, $30, 1990-1992
Chromogenic print
Framed: 31 3/4 x 44 inches (80.6 x 111.8 cm)
Lisa Yuskavage
Pond, 2007
Oil on linen
72 x 51 inches (182.9 x 129.5 cm)
Wolfgang Tillmans
BW - Hose, 1993
Chromogenic print mounted on Dibond aluminum in artist's frame
57 1/8 x 82 3/4 inches (145 x 210 cm)
Wolfgang Tillmans
Faltenwurf (BW) II, 2011
Inkjet print on paper mounted on Dibond aluminum in artist's frame
57 1/8 x 83 3/8 inches (145.1 x 211.8 cm)
Wolfgang Tillmans
Philharmonie Bloch X, 2017
Inkjet print on paper mounted on aluminum in artist's frame
36 3/4 x 27 inches (93.5 x 68.6 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
Lay down, 2019
Ink and color on paper
11 x 9 inches (27.9 x 22.9 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
One carat, 2019
Ink and color on paper
Framed: 11 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (29.8 x 34.9 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
Nothing to rely on, 2019
Ink and color on paper
Framed: 18 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches (46.4 x 34.9 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
That night in Malaysia, 2019
Ink and color on paper
Framed: 16 3/4 x 23 inches (42.5 x 58.4 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
Back scratcher, 2019
Ink and color on paper
Framed: 16 3/4 x 23 inches (42.5 x 58.4 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
Together, 2019
Ink and color on paper
Framed: 12 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches (31.8 x 32.1 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
Coconut bomb, 2019
Ink and color on paper
Framed: 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 inches (36.8 x 46.4 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
Vanilla ice cream, 2019
Ink and color on paper
Framed: 13 3/4 x 13 inches (34.9 x 33 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
Blind men and the elephant, 2019
Ink and color on paper
Framed: 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches (41.9 x 31.1 cm)
Jian Yi-Hong
Become one, 2019
Ink and color on paper
Framed: 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (31.1 x 31.1 cm)
aaajiao
I hate people but I love you, 2017
Single channel video, color, sound, 25:04 min
Dimensions variable
aaajiao
Avatar, 2017
Gif animation, screen, 10:41 min
3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches (9 x 6.4 cm)
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Untitled"" (Girlfriend in a Coma), 1990
Embossed paper, endless copies, paint on wall
Stack: 12 inches at ideal height x 29 x 23 inches (original paper size)
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Untitled"" (March 5th) #2, 1991
Light bulbs, porcelain light sockets, and extension cords
Two parts: approximately 113 inches in height each
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Untitled"" (Loverboy), 1989
Blue fabric and hanging device
Dimensions vary with installation