Uli Sigg Collection of Chinese Contemporary Art at Castello di Rivoli
The Castello di Rivoli in Turin is currently hosting a significant exhibition titled "In Front of the Collector," highlighting Uli Sigg's contemporary Chinese art collection. Curated by Marcella Beccaria, the exhibition features more than 2,500 pieces from roughly 500 artists, including notable names like Ai Weiwei and Zeng Fanzhi. Highlights encompass a striking column crafted from 800 incinerated corpses and a hyperrealistic portrayal of Ai Weiwei as Jean-Paul Marat. Sigg, who began his collection following a 1979 trip to China, aims to foster a deeper understanding of Chinese identity and the implications of its political landscape.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Castello di Rivoli, Turin, curated by Marcella Beccaria
- Uli Sigg's collection of Chinese contemporary art started in 1995
- Over 2,500 works by 500 artists
- Sigg first visited China in 1979
- 1,500 works destined for M+ Museum in Hong Kong
- Includes works by Ai Weiwei, Zeng Fanzhi, He Xangyu, Yu Youhan
- Notable works: column of incinerated corpses, boiled Coca-Cola crystals, Chinese Stasi archive
- Sigg's donation rejected by Beijing and Shanghai, accepted by Hong Kong
Entities
Artists
- Uli Sigg
- Ai Weiwei
- Zeng Fanzhi
- He Xangyu
- Yu Youhan
- Zhang Xiaogang
- Ai Qing
- Mao Zedong
- Deng Xiaoping
- Xi Jinping
- Jean-Paul Marat
- Jacques-Louis David
- Marcella Beccaria
- Nicola Davide Angerame
- Sun Yuan & Peng Yu
- Liu Ding
- Mao Tongqiang
- Liu Wei
- aaajiao
- Qiu Shi Hua
- Herzog & De Meuron
Institutions
- Castello di Rivoli
- M+ Museum
- Artribune
- Stars
- M+ Hong Kong
- Gluck50
- FM Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea
- Schindler Group
- Ringier Media Group
- China Development Bank
- Xintian Global Macro Fund
- China Foreign Investment Association
- Camera di commercio cino-svizzera
- Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA)
- Illy Present Future Prize
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- China
- Hong Kong
- Beijing
- Shanghai
- Xinjiang
- Rivoli
- Milan
- Switzerland
- Pechino
- North Korea
- Mongolia