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Haudenschild Family Donates Expansive Collection Of Chinese Contemporary Art to The Hammer Museum

Published : Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 9:00 pm
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LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Haudenschild Collection of contemporary Chinese photographs, video works, and art installations has been donated to the Hammer Museum, which is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles.

The expansive collection of approximately 60 photographic, installation and video works acquired during the 1990s and early 2000s include pieces by major artists Cao Fei, Yang Fudong, Shi Yong, Yang Zhenzhong, Xu Zhen, Chen Shaoxiong, Geng Jianyi, Liu Wei, Hong Hao, Hu Jieming, Kan Xuan, Lu Chunsheng, Wang Youshen, Weng Fen, Yang Jiechang, Yang Yong, Yu Youhan, Zhao Bandi, Zheng Guogu and Zhu Jia.

In the early 2000s, Eloisa Haudenschild organized selections from the collection to form the exhibition Zooming into Focus: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video from the Haudenschild Collection that traveled to five cities in the United States, Mexico, China and Singapore. It was the first time the Shanghai Art Museum exhibited works on contemporary Chinese video and photography from a private collection and it was the first retrospective exhibition of new media art ever held at the National Art Museum of China, Beijing.

Zooming into Focus investigated the effects of accelerated change in China through the work of some of the country's most talented emerging artists.

The Hammer is the perfect home for the collection, according to the donors, because it shares the belief that art can provide significant insight into some of the most pressing cultural, political and social questions of our times.

According to The Hammer, "This collection adds global depth and perspective to our growing media and photography collections and we are grateful to the Haudenschild family for this exciting gift."

In 2006 Frieze Magazine named the Haudenschild Collection one of only two private collections of Chinese art that became publicly accessible outside and inside China. The Haudenschilds' commitment to collecting and exhibiting contemporary Chinese video and photography has been internationally recognized.

Additional information on Zooming Into Focus is available at the haudenschildGarage, a cultural search engine that provides a home to all seeking to engage in experimentation and conversation.

Since 1997, Eloisa Haudenschild has been the chair of the board of directors of inSite, a network of contemporary art programs and commissioned projects among non-profit and public institutions, in the San Diego/Tijuana region and currently in Mexico City.

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Barbara Metz, Metz PR metzpr@gmail.com 


Brittney Ross, haudenschildGarage Brittney@haudenschildgarage.com

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