Sexy

2011 - Film & Video (Film & Video)

7:23 minutes

Yan Xing

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Sexy shows Yan Xing unsuccessfully trying to reach orgasm in freezing temperatures among the falling rocks and howling winds of a precarious canyon. His erotic failure leaves the voyeur-viewer unfulfilled and disappointed. The work explores notions of identity, masculinity, sexuality, voyeurism, and cultural taboos.

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Yan Xing’s video, performance, and installation work often places the viewer as voyeur of Xing’s own experiences. He explores his own sexual, familial, and art-historical roles, while precipitating viewers to question their own roles and social status. He co-founded and works in collaboration with the artist group COMPANY, which includes members Chen Zhou, Li Ming, and Li Ran.

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• sex.n.04
• voyeurism.n.01
• gender.n.01
• identity.n.01
• culture.n.01
• taboo.v.01
• china
• color photography
• contemporary conceptualism
• family
• chinese
• chinese contemporary artists
• conceptual artists