Guogu Zheng (b. 1970)

Zheng Guogu belongs to the conceptual group of artists in China cal led The Yangj iang Group, which has been active in Guangzhou since 2002. This group of artists encouraged Zheng to experiment with performance art and approach his work conceptually. He received the Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA) in 2006. He started his work with a series of photographs mounted as contact sheets, documenting the lifestyle of young people in his native city Yangjiang, in Southern China. Working with various mediums like photography, painting, video and installation, Zheng Guogu is particularly interested in the influence of popular media and consumer culture in contemporary Chinese society.

In Computer Controlled by Pig's Brain no. 27 (Lot 43), belonging to the Computer Controlled by Pig's Brain Series, Chinese and English scripts are chosen from entertainment magazines, comic strips and the internet. The artist then recreates these texts with neon and fluorescent threads that are sew onto a black canvas. The effect is akin to a large digital advertising billboard or stocks tickers display at the stock exchange. The artist wants to capture the fleetingness and meaninglessness of information created by the media, making his work relevant to the Post-modern era.