{"product_id":"53978-xiaowen-zhu-oriental-silk","title":"Xiaowen Zhu. Oriental Silk","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan corporate history be art? This question can only be asked if one is not familiar with the fascinating long-term project by the Chinese artist Xiaowen Zhu. Anyone who has experienced Oriental Silk will answer this question with a clear \u0026ldquo;yes.\u0026rdquo; The project\u0026rsquo;s title is also the name of a company founded in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. Specializing in trading and distributing silks, it was headed for decades by Kenneth Wong and his family. Through her multi-sensory works Zhu opens up a multifaceted view of a firm that is distinguished, like its silk products, through its own haptics, style, colors, and values. The people, places, and stories that make up the phenomenon of Oriental Silk form a fascinating, vivid tapestry in which the past and present, art and life, are closely interwoven.\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\nXIAOWEN ZHU (*1986, Shanghai) calls herself a \u0026ldquo;visual poet and aesthetic researcher.\u0026rdquo; For her artistic studies she combines diverse materials and media to create an experience that articulates the specific world she inhabits. She lives in Berlin\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49755197309192,"sku":"9783775747851","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775747851_953d3673-4938-487b-89b7-664589133d4f.jpg?v=1744150114","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/53978-xiaowen-zhu-oriental-silk","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}