“At 10 I was not worried. At 20, I was not restrained. At 30, I wasn’t established.
“At 10 I was not worried. At 20, I was not restrained. At 30, I wasn’t established. At 40, I was perplexed.’ and, ‘at 50, I don’t know the mandate of heaven.” -Song Dong This statement helped inspire the title of Song Dong’s upcoming exhibition “I Don’t Know the Mandate of Heaven” currently on view at The Rockbund Art Museum. While this reference to Confucius demonstrates his interest in Chinese tradition and wisdom, the statement’s playfulness shows the influence of Zen and Taoist themes in his work. “I Don’t Know the Mandate of Heaven” has restructured Rockbund’s entire museum building. Each floor is dedicated to one of the exhibition’s ‘chapters’, while the seventh chapter uses the building’s exterior to mark the measurements in the original plans for the architecture using LED lights. The exhibition is now on view through March 26th.Read more at Rockbund Art Museum.[Images: “That which goes undone goes undone in vain, that which is done is done still in vain, that done in vain must still be done,” 2007-2012; “Pen Jing- Pig Leg,” 2015; “Tasted circuit wiring board 007,” 2015] -- source link
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