May 29, 2021/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Flying Carpet

Type: Installation Material: Carpet Size: Dimensions Variable Date: 2021 Description: The embroidered flowers and grass patterns in the carpet are cut with a circular mold and placed on both sides of the exhibition hall. Some of the flower and grass patterns are...
May 29, 2021/Posted by: YongzhengLi

From Ding Er’s

Type: Readymade, Installation Material: Carpet, Wax Size: Dimensions Variable Date: 2021   Description: The artist bought all the carpets from Ding Er's home, a Xinjiang young man, through online shopping. The carpets are left unused after Ding Er moved to his new house....
May 29, 2021/Posted by: YongzhengLi

The Different Will

Type: Installation Material: Himalayan Salt Brick Size: Dimensions Variable Date: 2021 Description: The natural rock salt from the Himalayas is placed in the shape of "卐 ". This symbol can be found in multiple ancient civilizations and is now one of...
May 29, 2021/Posted by: YongzhengLi

With salt 2

Type: Installation Material: Himalayan Salt Size: Dimensions Variable Date:...
May 29, 2021/Posted by: YongzhengLi

2020

Type: Installation Size: Dimensions Variable Date: 2021.3   Description: During the most serious time of the COVID-19 pandemic in China 2020, while people are isolated from each other at home due to the need for epidemic prevention, a phenomenon becomes s a l...
May 29, 2021/Posted by: YongzhengLi

The Territory

Type: Installation, Sculpture Material: 3D Human Scanning of the Artist, Cement Placement Size: Dimensions Variable Date:...
May 26, 2021/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Feast

Feast Type: Sound and 2-Screen Video Date: 2020.9 Duration: 12.5 min Description: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the artist leaves the South part of China for the border of Xinjiang and invites the local ethnic groups to have dinner together...
July 19, 2019/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Laser

Laser Jan 2019 Medium: Installation, Video Duration: 7 Min (In collaboration with Ma Zhandong) Description: Place laser pens along a 100-meter section of China’s Western border. Laser beams interweave with one another creating the effect of the flickering red...
February 19, 2019/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Border Post

Border Post Jan 2019 Medium: Video Duration: 17 Min Description: Remove a post from the Chinese Xinjiang border and transport it to coordinates N: 93 ▫ 34'25” – 93 ▫ 46’56” E: 40 ▫ 10’05” – 40 ▫...
November 5, 2017/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Yes, Today

Yes, Today Installation, video, live Size variable Creative time：2017 In Chengdu and other large cities across China, some juveniles from impoverished areas were revealed by the media to have been learning martial arts in fight clubs. After local...
July 23, 2017/Posted by: YongzhengLi

There Is Salt

There Is Salt Creative time：2017 The audiences can walk on the maps paved with Himalayan...
February 28, 2017/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Gift

Gift Interactive Installation, February 2017 Installation Materials: 100 Model Bullets, Railroad Track, Go-cart, Virtual Reality Video   Description: Model bullets on display at the exhibition initially purchased online. These model bullets are sold as auspicious amulets and village...
February 4, 2017/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Hi

Hi Interactive Installation Artwork, 2015-2017 Installation Materials: Ready-made Objects, Video   Description: In early 2015, the artist put out a call on a social networking app. The call invited people to place plastic figures of police along street...
January 2, 2016/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Extreme Cold Wave

Extreme Cold Wave (Jan 2, 2016) Soft Sculpture, Installation & Interactive Happening. Artwork Description: A throw rug is placed within a transparent tent. Audience members are invited to take the throw rug for themselves, or give it...
December 4, 2015/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Seized Summit

Seized Summit, installation artwork Dec 2015, 200 x 200 x 160 cm Materials: A red passageway, 5 tons of salt Description: Pile 5 tons of salt to make a mountain summit, place at the further mouth of...
October 4, 2015/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Defend Our Nation

Defend Our Nation Ready-made, Installation Artwork, October 2015 Installation Materials: Bricks, Video   Description：艺术家从成都出发，往返行程7000公里。在罗布泊（罗布泊）中心，一个废弃的军事遗址，艺术家用新砖代替旧砖，形成了“保卫我们的国家”的字样。 说明：罗布泊位于新疆维吾尔族自治州东南部湖边。在塔里木盆地的最低点，塔里木河、孔雀河、车儿河、疏勒河汇聚形成中国第二大咸水湖。这个湖在 1960...
September 4, 2015/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Death Has Been My Dream for a long Time

Death Has Been My Dream for a Long Time Installation, Event & Performance Artwork, Sep 2015 Installation Materials: Salt bricks, Video   Description: According to the media report, on Jun 9, 2015, four children committed suicide in Cizhu village,...
July 4, 2014/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Consumed Salt and GangrenBoqie Mountain

Consumed Salt and Gangren Boqie Mountain Happening & Ready-made Installation Artwork  Artwork Description: Build a model of Gangren Boqie Mountain using 2000 salt bricks from the Himalayan Mountains. Sell salt bricks at 100 RMB per brick...
May 30, 2014/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Secrets Exchange

Secret Exchange Interactive Installation Artwork, 2014 Materials: Computer, Glass Walled Room   Description: On May 30, 2014, Li Yongzheng posted the following message on Sina and Wechat: “From 1998 to 2008, the painting was my personal secret. During...
September 4, 2013/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Free for the Taking

Free for the Taking Installation Artwork, Sep—Oct, 2013 Installation Materials: Printing presses, Newspaper   Description: From January 11, 1938 through February 28, 1947, "Xinhua Daily" served as the  Chinese Communist mouthpiece in Kuomintang areas. This continued until the outbreak...

Free for the Taking

May 4, 2013/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Moist Stele

Moist Stele, installation artwork May 2013, 60 x 30 x 180 cm Materials: Stone, water Description: A moist stele is placed on the exhibition scene. Silent. Everything goes without...
March 4, 2013/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Look! Look!

Look! Look!, installation artwork   Mar 2013, 50 x 50 x 50 cm Materials: Stainless steel plates, water, air pump Description: The action of this piece involves an air bubble, every 15 seconds,   看！看！   材料：不锈钢镜面 水  气泵 尺寸：50CMX50CMX50CM 创作时间：2013年3月 说明：每间隔15秒有气泡从不锈钢镜面底部升起与消失。        ...

Look! Look!

December 4, 2012/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Salt on wood

Salt on Wood, installation artwork Dec 2012, 300× 170 × 30 cm Materials: Wood, salt, Description: Pile salt over the graduated white board set on its side.   木板上的食盐 材料：木板...

Salt on wood

July 5, 2012/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Flickering Light Still Blade

Flickering Light Still Blade, installation artwork   2012, 350 x 40 x 200 cm & variable,   Materials: Stainless steel, lamp, vibrator, timer   Description: The light flickers every fifty seconds. At the junction of light and shade, a blade is...
February 19, 2012/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Brick Relay

After “Wukan Protests”, which took place on Feb. 19, 2012, Li Yongzheng entrusted two net friends “@Xiong Wei - New Enlightenment” and “@Wukan Chicken Extract”, who represented residents in Wukan, Guangdong, made two bricks...

Brick Relay

December 5, 2009/Posted by: YongzhengLi

Salt at Ganren Boqi Mountain

Salt at Ganren Boqi Mountain, installation artwork Dec 2009, Mar 2012 (reproduction), 240 × 240 × 1350 cm & variable dimensions Materials: 5 tons of salt, humidifier, sponge, water, propylene Description: Located in Tibet, Ganren Boqie is known as...