Introduction of the artist:

SHI Jinsong (China)

Born in 1969, Dangyang County, Hubei Province, China. Currently lives and works in Wuhan and Beijing/ China.
Solo Exhibition:
2011 Penetrate/ Today Art Museum/ Beijing/ China;
2010 Jamsil/ soma/ Seoul/ Korea;
2009 Take Off The Armor's Mountain/ Space Station／ Beijing China;
Huashan Plan . design courses/ Shanghai／ China;
Drama·Peach Blossom Prose/ Shi Jinsong Studio Beijing／ China;
ARCO9 A Brick Which Crushed Wang Jianguo’s Head Bone/ ARCO9 Madrid International Contemporary Art Fair／ Madrid／ Spain;
2008 Huashan Plan / T space／ Beijing／ China;
Fire His Breath Jade His Bones: New Work by Shi Jinsong／ Platform China／ Beijing／ China;
Ne Zha 2008: A Child’s Boutique／ Chambers Fine Art／ New York／ USA
Customize／ Marella Gallery／ Milan／ Italy;
2007 BLUE PRINT-Long Wei international elite school·Spring Picnic／ Marella Gallery Beijing／ Beijing／ China;
Design 2007-Merry Christmas／Avanthay contemporary/ Zurich／ Swiss;
2006 HALONG-KELLONG New products Launch part/ Platform China/ Beijing/ China;
Na Zha-Baby Boutique/ Chambers Fine Art/ New York/ USA;
Group Exhibitions
2012 Guangzhou Triennial The Third Nature: Chinese Reconstruction / The Guangdong Museum of Art/ Guangzhou/ China;
TASTE OF THE EAST: MASTERPIECES OF CHINESE ART / Shanghai Art Museum/ Shanghai/ China;
2011 XXX - NEXT 10 YEAR OF CONTEMPORARY ART/ Today Art Museum/ Beijing/ China;
CHRISTMAS (EVE) ／White Box Museum／Beijing/ China;
I Believe that… ／ Song Zhuang Art Center／ Beijing／ China;
Policy Finance& Artforum Lacmobile Museum Open Exhibition/ Lacmobile Museum／Beijing／ China;
Start From The Horizon-Chinese Contemporary Sculpture Sine 1978/ Sishang Art Museum／Beijing／ China;
GUANXI - CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART/ The Guangdong Museum of Art/ Guangzhou/

China;
A FIRST LIFE RESIDENCY PROJECT IN LANDSCAPE Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art BEIJING china;
GUANXI - CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART/ Today Art Museum/ Beijing/ China;
In The Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art/ Tsinghua Unlversity/ Beijing/ China;
Learning from The Literati 2／ OV Gallery／ Shanghai／ China;
2010 BEIJING VOICE/ PACE BEIJING china
CREDIT SUISSE Today Art Award 2010 /Today Art Museum/Beijing/ China
FABRIQUE EN CHINE - CHINESE ARTISTS GROUP EXHIBITION/ Beyond Art Space/ Beijing/ China
Absolute Distance/ MK2 Art Space/ Beijing/ China
RESHAPING HISTORY: CHINaART FROM 2000 TO 2009 / China National Convention Center / Beijing/ China
Asia Art Award Forum/ soma/ Seoul/ Korea
State Of Things: Exhibition For The Contemporary Art Exchange Between China And Belgium/The National Art Museum of China/ Beijing/ China;
JUNGLE - A CLOSE-UP FOCUS ON CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART TRENDS / Platform China / Beijing/ China;
ASIAN LANDMARK - TOYOTA ART PROJECT / Iberia Center for Contemporary Art/ Beijing/ China;
UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER/Overview Joy Art/Beijing / China;
Learning from The Literati ／ Oriental Vista Gallery／ Shanghai ／ China;
IT'S NOT SCULPTURE ／ Linda Gallery (Beijing) ／ Beijing／ China;
2009 SANTA'S WORKSHOP SHANGHAI／James Cohan Gallery／Shanghai/China;
WARM UP／ Minsheng Art Museum／Shanghai／ China;
State Of Things: Exhibition For The Contemporary Art Exchange Between China And Belgium/ Centre For Fine Arts (Bozar)／ Brussels/ Belgium;
China - Contemporary Revival／ Palazzo Reale ／milan／ italy;
City net Asia 2009 Seoul Museum of Art Seoul Korea;
Domino plan in the space/ Chen Ling Hui Contemporary Space/ Beijing/ China;
The Tale of Angels / The Red Mansion Foundation/ London/england;
Chinese Gardens for Living/ Old Palacio/ Brussels/ Belgium;

Hey Market /Shongzhuang art gallery/ Beijing/ China;
White Rabbit Collection From Chinese Contemporary Art／White Rabbit art gallery／Sydney／ Australia;
Chongqing Biennale /Chongqing/ China;
Rebirth／Shanghai 800 SHOW／Shanghai/ China;
Chiina Revisualized & The Banner Of Urban Culture/ Qujiang for Contemporary Art/xian/China;
2008 Christian Dior and Chinese Artists ／The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art／ Beijing／ China;
Installation Art Exhibition Formula One Chinese Grand Prix Grandstand Vip Club Shanghai ／Shanghai/China;
BIACS III,International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville /Seville/ Spain;
2d And 3d - Negotiating Visual Languages／PKM Gallery ／Beijing／ China;
Beyond Reminiscence／Beijing Center for the Arts／Beijing／ China;
Inter Electrode Horizon／Shanghai Duolun Museum of Moden Art／Shanghai／ China;
Free Zone China／ BSI exhibition space／ Lugano／ Switzerland;
New World Order／ Groningen museum Groningen ／Holand;
Homesickness／ T Space／Beijing／ China;
Re-Imagining Asia ／ House of World Cultures／ Berlin／ Germany;
"A Way Out" After Contemporary Art In The Traditional Phenomenon／White Spac／ Beijing／ China
FEAR／Wedel Fine Art／ London ／ England;
The Revolution Continues：New Art In China／saatchi gallery/London ／ England;
2007 The Power Of Universe - The Frontier Of Contemporary Chinese Art / Asia Art Center/ Beijing/ China;
Liulu/ Overview Joy Art /Beijing/ China;
“Wu Han！Wu Han！” 2007 Wu Han Contemporary Art Invitational／ Nanjing Square Gallery／Nanjing／China;
The open ink painting／ Guan Shan Yue Art Museum／Shen zhen／China;
Energy: Spirit.Body.Material The First Today’s Document / Today Art Museum/ Beijing/ China;
Net :Reimagining Space,Time,and Culture (proposal) / Chambers Fine Art/ Beijing/ China;
0PEN 10.International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations Venice Lido / Venice Lido/ Italy;
Floating-New Generation of Art in China / National Museum of Contemporary Art/ Seoul/ Korea;
TREE ×9 Beijing/ Today Art Museum/ Beijing/ China;
TOP10 China Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition- The Contemporary Road of Media and Tradition/ Asia Art Center/ Beijing/ China;
2006 Hyper Design 6TH Shanghai Biennale / Shanghai Art Museum/ Shanghai/ China;
Cold energy/ Pyo Gallery/ Beijing/ China;
2004 OPEN SKY Contemporary Art Exhibition／ Duolun Museum of Modern Art／ Shanghai／ China;
2005 Renovation - Relations Of Production／ Long March Project／Beijing／ China;
Conspire The First Exhibition Of Ts1 Contemporary Art Center / TS1 Art Center／ Beijing／ China;
Metaphor and Mirror image ／Beijing new art project／Beijing／ China;
100 YEARS OF SCULPTURE／ Shanghai Sculpture Space／Shanghai／ China;
One Beginning Two Ends ／ He Xiangning Art Museum／Shenzhen／China;
Young Chinese Contemporary Art / Hangar-7 Salzburg／ Salzburg／Austria;
Case Study: Five Contemporary Chinese Artists／ Today Art Museum／ Beijing／ China;
Mahjong ／ Kunstmuseum Bern／ Bern／ Switzerland;
Century And Paradise - Chengdu Biennale ／ Chengdu／ China;
Shanghai Cool: Creative Reproduction ／ Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art Shanghai／ China;
2003 Alors, La Chine?/ Center Pompidou/ Paris/ France;
Artificial Respiration / Sanhe Art Center/ Beijing/ China;
Open Sky Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art Shanghai China;
2002 Too Much Flavour/ 3H Art Center Shanghai and Chambers Fine Art/ New York/
USA;
Run Jump Crawl and Walk/ East Modern Art Center/ Beijing/ China;
2001 Breathing／Hubei Museum of Art/ Wu han /China;
Reshuffle - Contemporary Chinese Art Show/ Shenzhen Sculpture Institute/ Shen zhen/ China.

Introduction of works:

Twelve Stones, granite installation, variable size, 2011-2012

In Shi Jinsong’s work, there has always been an unknown power and sometimes combative mood hidden behind the images. Their beauty of violence seemingly started to freeze, particularly in his 2008 Huashan Project, where all objects and surfaces in the space were excessively worn down, from the floor, stairs, wall to ceiling, including tables, chairs, benches, a variety of kitchen wares and other objects used on a daily basis. What kind of power, natural or human, has this space experienced through time? The mechanical polishing process deliberately changes their physical shapes and forms, as an acceleration or visualisation of the otherwise invisible changes – a fabrication of the time.

The new work, Twelve Stones, is indeed another ‘lie’. It not only presents confusion about the age of the stones, but also conceals all the artistic labour paid for the realisation of the pieces – the ‘unseen’ achievement made by the ‘unseen’ efforts. In fact, the twelve stones, big or small, were all born originally from one entire piece of raw marble. They appear different at first glance, but after close observation, they look exactly the same in shape, colour and even texture details like a set of identical doztuplets. They seem to be perfectly ‘natural’, although each has been artificially carved to imitate the same model stone from another piece of marble.

In Exodus, God told the Israelites through Moses that, “if you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it.” It is clear that, to construct a satisfactory altar for God, every single stone has to remain in the form originally designed by God, without any additional man-made carving, dressing or decoration derived from human intelligence and pride. The artist spent months learning from and imitating the exemplar stone formed by nature and carved the twelve stones into a specific conformity, a ‘natural’ and ‘unnatural’ one.