Commission
Xue Song
This year in 2017, Sweden’s leading air purifier company Blueair is entering the Chinese market, and inviting artist Xue Song to act as spokesperson, and to custom design the front panels of their three top purifier models. The one-of-a-kind custom designs were debuted on November 10, during the opening of the Art 021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.
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National Cellar 1573 / Xue Song
Commission
Xue Song
In welcoming 2023, National Cellar 1573 and Shanghai-based artist Xue Song celebrate the launch of Brilliant Mountains of Pine baijiu liquor. Limited to editions of 60,000 bottles worldwide, the product design is inspired by Xue Song’s mixed-media collage work, featuring auspicious colours and motifs in a traditional landscape setting.
National Cellar 1537 New Year Product Launch Party. Photo: Courtesy of Li Youyou
Contemporary Art Represents the Spirit of Today
Video
Xue Song
In this video, we take an in-depth look into Xue Song’s career as a Chinese contemporary artist, covering his journey from his hometown of Dangshan, Anhui to the metropolitan city of Shanghai, his interest in Chinese history and contemporary culture, his wide range of subject matter, and the initial fire that sparked his inspiration for the iconic style of burnt collage that he is known for today.
Video Still from Trans-Figuration. Video: Courtesy of Li Youyou
Trans-Figuration – Guangdong Museum of Art
Museum Exhibition
Xue Song
Trans-Figuration by Xue Song is on view at the Guangdong Museum of Art from March 26 to April 20, 2022. The exhibition title is inspired by the term “transfiguration” in Buddhist art, which can be applied to understand Xue Song’s appropriation of ready-made images.
Installation View, Guangdong Museum of Art. Photo: Courtesy of Xue Song