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Yin Xiuzhen 尹秀珍

born 1963, Beijing
works Beijing
Yin Xiuzhen (born 1963, Beijing) graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Capital Normal University, Beijing, in 1989. Her work explores globalisation and urbanisation. Yin lives and works in Beijing.
Works by Yin Xiuzhen include Installation, Video, Sound, Sculpture, Photography and Performance.

There are 5 objects by Yin Xiuzhen from the M+ Sigg Collection available online.

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Photograph of a small pile of snow melted from a stack of ice bricks. A group of people are washing the snow.
Photograph of a small pile of snow melted from a stack of ice bricks. A group of people are washing the snow.

‘Washing River’: A Performance That Brings About Social Change

Can art catalyse social change? Yin Xiuzhen used her performance ‘Washing River’ to directly present environmental issues to the audience.
4 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
Two images side by side. The image on the left is of a bright red sculpture with a square u- shape. The image on the right shows a small workplace crafted from a sawn tree trunk, on which there are two ornamental doornails shaped like human breasts, one upturned and the other right side up. Also on the trunk are scissors, a hammer, and a single glove.
Two images side by side. The image on the left is of a bright red sculpture with a square u- shape. The image on the right shows a small workplace crafted from a sawn tree trunk, on which there are two ornamental doornails shaped like human breasts, one upturned and the other right side up. Also on the trunk are scissors, a hammer, and a single glove.

Undercurrent: Retracing the Narratives of the Conceptual Practices of Chinese Women Artists in the 1980s and Early 1990s

Research group Grey Matter, recipient of the Sigg Fellowship for Chinese Art Research 2022/23, investigates the conceptual practices of Chinese women artists in the 1980s and early 1990s.
26 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
Film still showing a man in a suit standing before a row of large paintings. The oil painting in the foreground depicts men and women on snow-covered ground, smiling and flushed as they lean forward to move a section of an aqueduct. A figure on the viewer's right holds up a green flag. The partially completed aqueduct forms the backdrop in the upper half.
Film still showing a man in a suit standing before a row of large paintings. The oil painting in the foreground depicts men and women on snow-covered ground, smiling and flushed as they lean forward to move a section of an aqueduct. A figure on the viewer's right holds up a green flag. The partially completed aqueduct forms the backdrop in the upper half.

Inside ‘M+ Sigg Collection: From Revolution to Globalisation’

Join curators Pi Li, Wu Mo, and Isabella Tam on a virtual tour of the exhibition ‘M+ Sigg Collection: From Revolution to Globalisation’
27 mins: 
M+ Exhibitions  /  Video
A wooden chest sits open on the floor displaying a neatly folded pink shirt embedded in a block of cement.
A wooden chest sits open on the floor displaying a neatly folded pink shirt embedded in a block of cement.

Yin Xiuzhen: Dress Box

Wu Hung traces Yin Xiuzhen's affinity for working with old clothing, cement, and suitcases
6 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article

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