Hehe Xiexie

Hehe Xiexie
Reduced version in Montreal in 2017
Artist Zhang Huan
Year 2009–2010 (2009–2010)
Type Sculpture
Medium Stainless steel
Subject Giant pandas
Location Shanghai, China

Hehe Xiexie, or Hehe, Xiexie,[1] is an outdoor 2009–2010 sculpture created by Zhang Huan as part of Art for the World, a collection of twenty monumental sculptures along the Expo Axis organised by Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, for Expo 2010.[2] It is still installed at Expo Boulevard in Shanghai, China.

A reduced version is presented at Sherbrooke street, Montréal, in Canada.

Description and reception

Hehe Xiexie depicts two "cuddly" Giant pandas which, according to Huan, represent a "harmonious society, harmonious world [and] harmonious Expo."[1] They are made of mirror-finished stainless steel and measure 600 centimetres (20 ft) x 420 centimetres (13.8 ft) x 380 centimetres (12.5 ft) and 600 centimetres (20 ft) x 426 centimetres (13.98 ft) x 390 centimetres (12.8 ft).[3] They were manufactured by Zhang Huan Studio and donated by Tomson Group as part of the Collection World Expo.[3]

CNN Travel's Jessica Beaton and Hunter Braithwaite called the piece a "great" and "harmonious" photo opportunity.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 CNN Travel:
    • Beaton, Jessica (29 April 2010). "1 kilometer of art at the Shanghai 2010 Expo". CNN Travel. CNN. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
    • Braithwaite, Hunter (24 June 2010). "Art for the masses: Public art in Shanghai". CNN Travel. CNN. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Nottle, Diane (May 10, 2010). "Form and substance". The National. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Zhang Huan: Hehe, Xiexie". Art for the World. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

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