Xu Bing at the British Museum

Two books of mine that were published by the Hong Kong University Press included a logo design for the Press done by the Chinese artist Xu Bing (left), one of China’s foremost contemporary artists (though he lived in america for many years). His calligraphic work (which includes the HKUP logo) is excelletn with English words presented as apparent Chinese pictograms.

His current installation at the British Museum is based around silk screen and scrolls held in the Museum’s collection. However, it is a collage of various elements – rubbish, detritus etc etc from China and England. You can see a video on the installation featuring Xu Bing here. The installation is challenging in presenting two very different views of one work. Great to see an artist who I was thrilled to have do a logo that featured in a couple of my books exhibiting in one of my favourite museums in the heart of London.