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Zhao Zhao's multidimensional body of work is an inspection of China's contemporary profile and the socio-political consequences of individual free will. For his new exhibition, Zhao Zhao takes as his theme the common gourd, so ordinary in western countries but imbued with a long historical and spiritual legacy in China. In Control, theartist presents 19 new marble sculptures whose varied forms are borrowed from wax gourds. Additionally on view are works from his renowned Constellation series, which centers on Zhao Zhao’s reflection on the ephemeral passage of time. Here, the artist shows embroidered versions that he worked on with his mother, with whom Zhao Zhao has collaborated with before.

Zhao Zhao Constellation 6, 2019

Zhao Zhao
Constellation 6, 2019
Embroidery on silk
77.16 x 117.32 in (196 x 298 cm)
 

Zhao Zhao Constellation 7, 2019

Zhao Zhao
Constellation 7, 2019
Embroidery on silk
117.32 x 77.16 inches (298 x 196 cm)
 

Zhao Zhao Constellation 5, 2019

Zhao Zhao
Constellation 5, 2019
Embroidery on silk
117.32 x 77.16 inches (298 x 196 cm)
 

Zhao Zhao Constellation 8, 2019

Zhao Zhao
Constellation 8, 2019
Embroidery on silk
117.32 x 77.16 inches (298 x 196 cm)
 

Zhao Zhao Control 18, 2019

Zhao Zhao
Control 18, 2019
Natural marble
11.42 x 7.87 x 7.87 in (29 x 20 x 20 cm)
 

Zhao Zhao Control 12, 2019

Zhao Zhao
Control 12, 2019
Natural marble
11.81 x 7.68 x 7.68 in (30.0 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm)
 

Zhao Zhao Control 2, 2019

Zhao Zhao
Control 2, 2019
Natural marble
13.78 x 3.94 x 3.94 in (35 x 10 x 10 cm)
 

Zhao Zhao Control 19, 2019

Zhao Zhao
Control 19, 2019
Natural marble
16.54 x 9.84 x 9.84 in (42 x 25 x 25 cm)
 

Zhao Zhao Control 9, 2019

Zhao Zhao
Control 9, 2019
Natural marble
13.78 x 6.54 x 6.54 in (35.0 x 16.6 x 16.6 cm)