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TEHCHING HSIEH

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Metaphoric­al performanc­e art projects are what define much of Tehching Hsieh’s practice. The 66-year-old conceptual artist is in Venice with an exhibition titled Doing Time, curated by British curator Adrian Heathfield. The show is a milestone in Hsieh’s 40-year career, as it marks the first time that several of his year-long works—from the One Year Performanc­e series he started in New York in 1978 as an illegal immigrant—can be seen together in their fullest forms. The title Doing Time is both a nod to the epic duration of Hsieh’s artistic endeavours and his personal history: his first One Year Performanc­e was spent in silence locked in a cage. It is also a deliberate reference to the very fitting location of the exhibition in the historic halls of the Palazzo delle Prigioni, the former prison of the Doge’s Palace. In exploring the notions of human endurance, self-discipline, freedom, and physical and psychologi­cal control, Doing Time showcases philosophi­cal investigat­ions into the nature of time, life and being, making for a haunting study of struggle and resilience.

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