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This catalogue published on the occasion of Yang Zhenzhong's solo exhibition "Trespassing". It embracing a wide-range of creation including both installation and video installation, whose presentation outlines parts of Yang's career as an artist, unfolding unreservedly the diversity of the media applied and inherent coherence of his artistic language. One of the recurring themes in Yang's work is the urge to emphasize with an irreverent attitude the many contradictions and derangements of society, aberrations which can only be dealt with by playing with them, turning them into seemingly innocent games or funny scene.

Another theme central in Yang's research is the (mis)perception of space and its political and psychological appropriations. The site-specific work Trespassing should be conceived as an all-embracing pedestrian crossing in which the typical pattern of black and yellow stripes covers the entire area of the installation which is designed to be walked through and explored. As soon as the viewers enter the space, they receive a sense of displacement, as if walking on top of automatic traffic barriers, as well as the possibility to overcome physical limits and transgress spacial norms. Yang's urge to achieve a deeper understanding of society and its spaces (both physical and conceptual) can be seen in the desire to actively involve the visitors.

The apparent mismatching of the English and Chinese titles of this exhibition activates an even deeper level of meaning. While the English title refers to disrespect of normative laws regarding space, the Chinese one alludes to time and can be literally translated as "not at this moment", which hints at a missed correspondence or intentional absence. Still, the two titles prove to be complementary: "Trespassing" allows us to be where we should not be, to go where we are not supposed to go. Definiteness of time is sacrificed, but corresponding space is compensated.

SPECIFICATIONS
Publisher: OCAT Contemporary Art Terminal Shanghai
230*185, hardcover
350 pages
Date of publication: 2014
Languages: Chinese, English

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