Exhibition
30 Years of CFCCA
05 Feb 2016 – 31 Jul 2016
esea contemporary
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Xu Bing - Book From the Ground
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Xu Bing - Book From the Ground
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Xu Bing - Book From the Ground
Exhibition
30 Years of CFCCA – Xu Bing
5 Feb 2016 – 28 Feb 2016
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- Market Buildings
- 13 Thomas Street
- Manchester
England - M4 1EU
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The nearest bus station is Shudehill Exchange, and Piccadilly Gardens is also a 5 minute walk away.
- The nearest tram station is Shudehill.
- Manchester Victoria is a 5 minute walk from the venue. Manchester Piccadilly is a 10 minute walk.
Event map
In 2003 CFCCA invited the internationally acclaimed artist Xu Bing to launch their Thomas Street venue. Thirteen years later CFCCA present another UK premiere – Xu Bing’s Book from the Ground, a novel written in a “language of icons”.
About
30 Years of CFCCA – Xu Bing
http://www.cfcca.org.uk/exhibition/xu-bing/
Gallery 1: 5 – 28 February 2016
Preview Thursday 4 February, 7-9pm places limited – click here to RSVP
In 2003 CFCCA invited the internationally acclaimed artist Xu Bing to launch their Thomas Street venue. His exhibition was not only the first in the current building, but his first exhibition in the UK.
Thirteen years later CFCCA present another UK premiere – Xu Bing’s Book from the Ground, a novel written in a “language of icons”. This 112 page novel depicts 24 hours in the life of an ordinary office worker, Mr Black, from 7am one morning to 7am the next, as he wakes, eats breakfast, goes to work, meets friends, looks for love online and goes out on a date. The book has punctuation marks, but no text; in place of words there are pictograms, logos, illustrative signs and emoticons, all taken from real symbols in use around the world.
In Gallery 1 CFCCA recreates the artist’s studio where over a period of seven years he devised his universal language, designed to be understood by anyone engaged with modern life anywhere in the world.
In 2016, CFCCA celebrates its 30 year anniversary with a high profile exhibition programme spanning 6 months featuring some of the very best Chinese contemporary artists of today.
To find out more visit: http://www.cfcca.org.uk/exhibition/30-years/
