ShanghART Supermarket | XU ZHEN® (2007-2014) | PERROTIN

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XU Zhen

ShanghART Supermarket, 2007-2014

Cashier Register, Counter, Shelves, Refrigerator, Various Consumer Products

Dimensions Variable

Courtesy Perrotin

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The installation ShanghART Supermarket is a fully stocked Chinese supermarket installed in a gallery space. The supermarket is open to the public; visitors can browse the shelves and buy goods at the check-out counter. However, the goods are only empty packaging. The installation was first shown at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2007, adding a conceptual layer to the buying and selling of art - empty packets without any utility served as cheap international artworks displayed on the shelves for sale, highlighting the ambiguous relationship between price and value.

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