ARTISTS 2014 | EXHIBITION TEHCHING HSIEH Born in Nan-Chou, Taiwan in 1950. Lives and works in New York City. Hsieh became well known for his long durational works often lasting one year. Meticulously documented, his actions ponder life, time and being. His approach to performance art defies typical dismissals of the form. From 1978–1986, Hsieh accomplished five One Year Performances; from 1986–1999, he worked on what he called his Thirteen-Year Plan. On 1 January 2000, in his report to the public, announced that he has kept himself alive. He stopped making art since then. The VENICE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART WEEK shows the 6-minutes film One Year Performance 1980-1981 (known as the Time Clock Piece). In this long durational piece, for one year - from April 11, 1980 through April 11, 1981 - Hsieh punched a Time Clock in his studio every hour on the hour. He had a witness sign each of the 366 time cards for the total one-year performance, signing also a Witness letter not to sign any additional time cards. With a 16mm movie camera, he documented each time he punched the Time Clock by shooting one frame. As in many of his long durational works, to help illustrate the time process, he began the performance with his head shaved bald and allowed his hair to grow back naturally. All this produces an inevitable reflection on the concept of time. Further will be digitally accessible the digital work overview Tehching Hsieh: Art Documents 1978—1999. tehchinghsieh Courtesy of the Artist and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York.
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