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Wang Peng works across video, performance, photography, painting and installation. His
work is often critically reflexive on the state of art in China, particularly the context of
censorship and the growing culture of materialism. The artist’s work constantly toys with
dichotomies, no matter what medium he employs. As another example, his 1993 site-
specific installation in Beijing titled
93: Wang Peng’s Installation Exhibition
contained just
one work titled
Wall
. The entrance of the gallery was completely sealed with bricks,
making the gallery impossible to enter, leaving people to gather outside on the street for
the opening night. Later the wall was removed, allowing viewers to enter the empty gallery.
Again, Wang Peng visits two sides of the equation, prompting the sense of dichotomy to
activate our experience at many levels. This was demonstrated through the details of
the art project that came to include the design of the poster, both representational and
abstract; the status of the wall’s presence and absence; and the gallerist’s reaction and
contribution.
