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Fei Ya! Fei Ya! ("Flying" in Chinese) A gathering of celebrated contemporary Chinese artists playing drinking games is captured in a video that comically signifies transgression, referencing the ironic degeneration of the once stellar military facilities into art installation sites. FusionSite: Nanshan Arsenal and Blindage In this video of athletes dressed in formal suits and shoes playing a rigorous game of soccer. Ying Bo points to the absurdity of our contemporary civilization. Born in 1936 in Switzerland, Ingeborg Luescher adopted the Chinese alias, Ying Bo at the 1999 Venice Biennale, causing great controversy in the Chinese art scene. In the context of dislocated contemporary art in military bunkers, Ying's non-Chinese/non-Taiwanese identity, as well as her eagerness to fill in this role, further highlights the spatial and temporal displacement effect. |
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